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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
ACTION OF DUST.
Will Leave a Warm Surface to Attach
Itself to a Cooler One.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A number of men were sitting in a large
dining room that had not been papered for
several years, when a discussion arose as
TO the streaked condition of the ceiling.
Through some then unexplainable phenom-
enon each lath plainly discernible
through the plaster, just as one might see
1t by an X-ray exposure, but the denmark
alton was due to the appearance of dust
deposits on the spaces between the laths.
No one present was able to explain the
phenomenon although among the number
were several college men supposedly versed
in physics.
The cause of the strange appearance has
Just been made clear by Prof. w. F. Bar
rett, F. r. s., in paper on dust deposition,
read before the recent Bristol meeting OF
the British Institution of Heating and Ven
tilatng Engineers. The matter is of gem
eral interest as 1t also embodies an eX
PLANTATION of why walls are discolored ada
cent to steam and hot-water radiators,
which, of course, do not themselves pro-
duce any dust.
a tendency to leave warm surface and
attach itself to cooler surface. Thus II
two mirrors one hot and the other cold.
are fixed face to face near to each other,
and placed for a few minutes in vessel
filled with dense cloud of dust, such, for
instance. as might be formed by the burn
ing of little magnesium within the vessel.
1t will be found that the warm mirror when
removed is perfectly clean, while the cold
one is coated over with magnesia dust.
Another illustration of the same law Is TO
take two glass rods, one cold and the
other hot, and dip them in hot magnesia
powder Upon taking them out the warm
rod is found to be quite clean, but the cold
rod is thickly coated with powder.
This popularity OF dust explains the
transparent plaster phenomenon Wood Is
a poor conductor Of heat, consequently the
plaster over the wooden studding and laths
is appreciably warmer than the plaster
over the spaces between which are cooled
by currents of air. Hence the dust is re-
pulsed leaving the parts of the ceiling
where the wood is and deposting on the
cooler plaster between The disfiguration
of walls, caused by radiators, as distin-
which, of course, carry clouds of dust. is
due to the same laws. The exact reason
why dust should behave thus is as yet UNI
known, although it can be explained by
hypothesis based the bombardment OF
molecules constituting the air. due to their
absorption of energy from the heated sur
faces
Perhaps the greatest good to be derived
from study of this effect is a practical
method of fitering air from dust. based on
this principle 1t is only necessary to have
two concentric tubes, the inner one con-
veying steam and the outer one kept cold
Any dusty air passing between the hot and
the cold tube would deposit its dust on the
inner surface of the cold tube, and In this
way according to Prof. Barrett much finer
dust and the germs be deposited than
can be stopped by filtering through any
screens yet devised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
JACKSON GROVE CAMP
EXERcIsEs LED ny MR.. II. d.
GORDON.

Special Dispateh to The Star.
JACKSON GROVE. Nd, August g.
The third day OF the camp was opened
with devotional exercises. led by Mr.. H. D.
Gordon Of Washington. and the only serv-
ice in the morning was preaching by Rev.
c. H. Wagner Of Severn Circuit M. E..
Church His subject was the duty Of Chris
tians to the race. in pressing the claims of
the gospel and winning souls. and for over
an hour he had an attentive audience. He
took the ground that there should be no
idle Christians, and to be effective they
should be fully equipped. ready to prove
the truth of the Scripture and to meet every
attack.
In the afternoon prayer and praise serv-
Ice was held. in which many spoke. Rev.
Mr.. Brown conducted it. At night the au-
ditorium was the scene of prayer and ex-
perience service, interspersed with singing,
in which Rev. MIR. Brown. with Messrs H.
d. Gordon, Herman Bratz, H. Kline and
other mission workers took part.
Most of the day was spent quietly, and
the children were much in evidence play
ing about the circle. To stranger their
number would appear out of proportion
to the tenters, but when in one family
there are great-grandparents with a pro-
geny of sixty more and other blessed
with dozens, wonder ceases. Much time
was spent ny NISillHS, anu the camp -
the place where many meetings take
place. The tenters now may be said to be
comfortably housed" and the ladies are
now paying attention to decorating, but
are not sacrificing comfort.
Rev. Mr.. Brown read at the morning
meeting letter from Rev. DR.. Tagg, who
was to have preached the opening SER
mon, as also the Sunday morning sermon,
saying that he was confined to his home
in Baltimore by rheumatism. DIR. Tagg
expressed deep regret that he had to dis
appoint them. He also read card from
Rev. A. Norman Ward of Washington
that he would not be able to preach to-
night because of sickness.
A large attendance is expected tomorrow,
and there is little doubt that In addition to
the services in the tabernacle there will be
much political work done on the outside
This year there are factional differences IN
both parties, and the followings of the
Bond and Bannon are ever ready to dis
cuss the. issues. the proposed Jim crow
amendment being the leading subject.
The program for Sunday calls for "tes-
timony meeting at $50 o'clock. led by
Capt. Meushaw Of Washington, and many
of his associates are expected. Who Will
take the place Of DR.. Tagg at 1880 is UNI
determined Prof. Percy Foster of WASH
ington is expected to conduct the song
service at 2:3O o'clock. and Detective Tod
Hall of Baltimore to make an address at
o'clock. In the vening Mr. Gordon Will
conduct service of song and revival serv-
ices follow
Among the visitors yesterday were Mrs.
White. Miss Reder and Miss Conway of
Patapsco and Mr.. and Mrs. Muirhead and
the Misses Muirhead Of Philadelphia.
Mr. Mahlon Disney and family OF ROCK
Creek arrived today and will remain dur
ing the season.
Trains leaving Washington at 6:15 am
and 4:4e pm week days and 9:05 Sundays
stop at the camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
ESCAPED WITHOUT BOOTY.
Two Chicago Robbers Routed BY the
Police.

CHICAGO. August 5.-Four officers Of
the police force last night sent fusillade
OF shots after two robbers who had stolen
goods valued at $500 from q baggage
car standing In the yards in West 10th
street.
The thieves escaped without their booty,
but three other persons were shot by the
officers. mono very seriously. however.
The wounded are: Lieut.. James Larkfn.
shot in wrist; Morris Cohen, shot In leg;
Mrs. Cohen. ear shot of.
The robbers loaded the booty on a
wagon and drove to Israel JacobsonS
shop, where they tried to sell the plumber.
He kept them dickering while his son
ran to notify the police.
Detective FoSS saw the thieves half a
block down Union street and was first to
fire after his command to halt had been
ignored. Then Lieut.. Larkin and officers
OHara and Sullivan Joined in the firing.
but the robbers hurried away on foot.
Lieut.. Larkin. out Of breath. halted a
moment, took aim at the fleeing thieves.
and fired three shots. Only one took eff
feet, and that in his own wrist.
Followed by several hundred persons
who had been attracted by the shooting.
the thieves ran until they reached a con-
venient spot. where they jumped into a
buggy and escaped
Cohen and his wife, who were sitting in
front of their shop, were hit by stray
bullets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
A Desire to Accommodate Pays.

From Success Magazine.
There Is nothing people appreciate more
than being served by those who really en-
JOY accommodating them. What a comfort,
at a strange hotel especially. to be served
by those who seem anxious to please us,
who seem to take real Measure in making
US feel at home and comfortable There is
no one quality which will help youth along
more rapidly than the cultivation of this
desire to please, to accommodate. 1t APP
peals to everybody: it creates a good Inn
preston.
What a pleasure and a comfort when
travelling, to be served by pleasant, good
natured people who stry to please US! A
surw, impudent Pullman porter often de-
stroys the pleasure of a whole journey on
train An impudent clerk in hotel Of
fee can make everybody in the house un-
comfortable. and such service Is dear. even
II It could be had for nothing.
It is noticeable that boy who always
tries to help wherever he can, and to make
everybody comfortable, who is accommo-
dating in everything. Is very popular and,
other things being equal. most likely to
be promoted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
The Proper Food for Summer.

From Success Magazine.
Make your food simple in the summer.
Try to establish for your table a different
standard than that of heavy plenty. The
merest tyro in dietetics knows that meat
and fats are not essential to the system
during the heated term Most people I'M
derstand too, that we need less food when
the mercury is in the nineties than when
it is lowering about the freezing point.
Don't overwork your digestion when 1t is
so hot that you spare the rest OF your
physical mechanism as much hard labor as
possible; and when you fill your stomach
give it something it can take care of easily.
The very indications of the season are so
many finger posts telling what food is con-
venient for us at this time of year. Now
is the day and the hour of fruits and veg
etables. Never are they SO plentiful 80
cheap or so good as in Northumberland
this is an exception to the general rule
which makes things cheap and nasty or
delicious and costly.
So, eat vegetables l do not advise you
to turn vegetarian, for we are, as a rule,
carnivorous enough to crave a bit of meat
for relish. If no more. For the benefit of
those who think work cannot be accom-
pliShed except upon a meat diet, no matter
what the season, l will repeat the state
ment of an expert in dietetioS, who informed
me, good deal to my discontinue, that
one can work longer without getting hun
CRY on meal of vegetables than on one
of fiesh.- The latter is rapidly dgested. but
a meal of vegetables is said to stay by the
eater for six hours. / dare say it's abiding
power varies with the rapidly or sloWness
of the individual eaters digestive processes,
but the mere fact that it will linger by any
one for that space of time is encouraging
to those who offer vegetables to their fam
lilies in hot weather. There Is relief in the
thought that one can supply craving ma,
ture and cut down the butchers bills with
the same action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
AsrArIc PRESTIGE.
Swing Of the Pendulum Of Ascendancy
Between East and West.

From the New York SUM-
1t is now more than $500 years since
Herodotus expounded to the assembled
Greeks his celebrated theory that the car
dinal fact In history was the interaction of
Asia and Europe, the pendulum of ascend
ancy swinging now to the east and now to
the west. From the fall of Troy to the
memorable land and sea fight at Mykale
he depicted many a vicissitude, but, of
course. he could not foresee that the grand
sons of the men who heard him would wit
ness the destruction of the Persian empire
by Alexander and the penetration of India
by the Macedonian phalanx. AS little could
the western peoples which In the nineteenth
century despoled and insulted China and
wrenclred open the gates of Japan, have ex-
pected that in the course of few decades
a far eastern nation would exhibit a degree
of military and naval efficiency unsurpass-
ed. If equaled. In the annals of mankind.
Had our memories been more tenacious.
none of us would have taken for granted.
as most Of us have, that Asia was beyond
the hope of resurrection, doomed to per-
manent prostration under the European
heel. Such. undoubtedly, was the delusion
in which the eastern subjects Of the Roman
empire long abded. although such defeats
as those Of Crassus and Valerian ought to
have excited deep msgivings- Everybody
imagined that the oriental wave had spent
itself when Hannibal was routed at Zama,
and nobody could have anticipated that,
from the second half OF the seventh to near
the close of the seventeenth century. Europe
would be haunted with the dread of Asiatic
invasion and conquest. Yet more than a
thousand years were to elapse from the
seizure of Roman Syria by successor of
Mohammed to Sobieski's repulse of the
Turks from before the walls of Vienna.
OF all Ayran countries Russia had least
reason to arrogate an innate superiority
over the Turanian stock. The grand dukes
of Muscovy had been paying tribute for
two centuries to the Mongol rulers OF the
Golden Horn when the Turks took Con-
stantinople. and some three and half
centuries more were to elapse before the
Russian regained control of the Crimea.
Even China in the seventeenth century,
when the Manchu dynasty was young.
drove Muscovite pioneers and merchants
out of Manchuria and forced them by
treaty to retire behind the Amur river.
History, therefore. will but repeat itself
when Russia submits to similar boundaries
at the command Of the Japanese
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
THos. ]. OWEN q son. AUCTIoNEERs.
TRt SfEES' SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROvED
REAL ESTATE. ON THE WEST SIDE OF AN.
AGOSTlA ROAD BETWEEN BENNING AND

TRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPRoyED
ACosriA ROAD BETWEEN H = sI BE siE or And nd
FIFTY ONE (5D ACRES.
BY virtue Of a certain deed Of trust duly record
ed in I.iber No. 2s46, Folio 1875 ct seq of the
land Ian records Of the District of Columbia, and at
the request OF the party secured thereby. the un-
f degsns s ,ha trustees VIII sell At public auction
lowing described land and premises, situate in the
county Of Washington District Of Columbia, and
chase Spring Vale" Beginning at a stone
on the west side OF Anacostia River road, being
~ east 242s perches; thence north 15. 70 AZ
perches thence north 81. west 1880 perches;
2IL,', 1868 perches to the center of Smiths
branch; thence following the center line of the
So. west perches; thence north sly, west 1856
perches: thence north ssa', west Is perches:
55sa'. west 81 IS perches to the center line Of
the track Of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad;
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad south 56la' west
. perches: thence south 5Sla', west perches;
ts1s'. west perches; thence south So. west 8
perches; thence south Io4'- west perches to the
line south 49,. west 10 perches thence south 49,,
west 10 perches thence south 21a east Is perches;
1871 west $40 pe,-ches: thence south 1iAo west
7 20 perches; thence south eia' $50 perches
to the beginning containing 6s97 acres. less the
ga owned by the Baltimore and Potomac
more and Ohio Railroad making 81 80 acres
Terms of Sale-One third Of the purchase money
to he paid in cash. balance in two equal Install
meDts, payable In one and two years, with inter
est at . per centum per annum payable semi an
nually. from day OF SALE secured by deed of trust
upon the property sold, all cash. at the option
OF the purchaser. A deposit Of $500 will he re-
Quired ut time of sale. All conveyancng record.
ing. etc, at cost of purchaser. Terns of sale to
be complied with within Is days from day of SALE
otherwise the trustees the right to resell
the property at the risk and cost of defaultng
purchaser, after five days advertisement of such
resale In some newspaper published in Washing
ton ID. c. H. BRADLEY DAVIDSON,
ii. LATANE LEWIS.
au3 d&ds, eSu Trustees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Acting Fire MarshaPs Crusade.

Acting Fire Marshal Nicholson. acting
under direction OF Commissioner Macfar-
land has begun a crusade against all deal
ers in infiammable oils in the District who
are doing business without having secured
a renewal of licenses for the fiscal year,
which began July l.
Out OF about 600 or more stores that
handle these oils only about 90 have ap-
piled for or have received license and
the fire marshal declares that the proprle-
tors of all places where these oils are
handled without the necessary permit or
license will be prosecuted in Police Court
under the provisions of article 2, section 3,
OF the police regulations as amended June
13. 1905
Blank form applications for permits to
store and keep for sale these oils can be
had by applying at the fire marshars office.
467 street northwest, fire department
headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
THE DOG DAYS.
Continually Dropping Back and May
Come Eventually in Winter.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News
Dog days begin. according to the tradi-
lions of boyhood in certain parts OF the
United States, when the green scum, algae,
begins to appear on the surface or the lakes
and rivers. Then it is supposed to be I'M
safe to go In swimming. And 1t Is then
that. according to the tradition of many
adults as well of boys, dogs most IRE
ouently go mad. All nations and races OF
civilization, apparently. have had period
during the summer known as dog days,
when many malades were supposed to be
common But the madness of dogs, hydro
phobia. was never associated with dog days
by the ancients.
Dog days are a rather indefinite period,
according to this green scum rule, but there
is disagreement OF authorities as 10 Wheii
dog days really do begin and end Accord
ing to the Century Dictionary. dog Gays
are part of the year about the time of the
neiiacal rising of the dog star, Sirius; that
is, when the dog star rises In conjunction
as may be observed. various dates IRON
July to August 10 have been assigned Tor
the beginning of dog days, and they are
given various durations of from thirty to
fifty days.
Ii seems to have been from the heliacal
rising of Sirius that the anctents most
commonly rcckoned the dog days. Thus.
at the present time. dog days would begin
July and will end August IL. Sirius is
the brightest star IN Inc heavens, ana IL
was easy to associate the mutual heat OF
the brightest star and Of the sun with the
hottest and most unkindly period Of the
year. Hippocrates t450 b. CD declared the
dog days to be the most unhealthy part of
the summer.
Dog days are continually dropping farther
back In the calendar Now they are twelve
days behind the schedule to which they
held in the period of the Pharaohs. In time
Sirius may rise in the dead of winter. The
Egyptians maintained that the first indica-
ton OF the rise of the Nile took place on
the morning of the longest day when. as
they said the sun and Sothis (Sirius) rose
together They attributed the rise OF the
river entirely to the great heat generated
by this star In conjunction with the sun.
Sirius Is situated in the mouth of the con-
stellatfon CAMS Major (the great dog")
The Latin name Of dog days was dies
canicularis," and from this comes the term
"canfcularts year." which was known
among the Egyptians and Philippians 1t
was computed from one helical rising OF
Sirius to the next and consisted ordinarily
OF 365 days, every fourth year having 1855
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Loss by Fire.

AS a result of later investigation made
into the fire in the cleaning establishment
of Carl Jaeger of E street near 10th street
northwest, Acting Fire Marshal Nicholson
today said that the loss would probably not
exceed $500. 500 of which is on the building
and $500 on the contents
1t was at first thought that the loss on
the clothing in the establishment would
total about $500 but examination showed
that approximately 500 worth of garments
could be saved by cleaning and securing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Charged With Chinese Atrocities

News has been received at Victoria. B. c..
from Hongkong by the steamer Empress of
Japan of atrocities committed by a French
district officer, NJ Liegot, at Kwangchouan,
near Hainan. NJ Liegot died under mys-
ferrous circumstances, tine medical officer
declaring death to be due to sunstroke
An investigation brought to light the fact
that the decedent had been guilty of prac-
ttcing frightful atrocities upon Chinese. kill
ing them with grewsome methods, as al
legged pirates. The Chinese were made
drunk and beaten with rattans, then were
ironed. as a laundryman irons linen, with
red hot iron plates until death ensued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
COLONIAL BEACH, VA.
Citizens Pleased With New Mail
Service-Personal Mention.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
COLONIAL BEACH. Va. Aug. 3. 1905.
Acting Mayor Frank Wolcott presided at
q trial in the police court last Monday,
colored man being up on a charge of dis
orderly conduct. When he saw the trial judge
he walked UP and planked down FLYER.
The clerk asked him what the money was
for. Use prefers to plead guilty and set
the price fore dat judge raises de ante,
was the reply.
Everybody is pleased over the new mail
service which The Star was instrumental in
establishing
that her receipts have doubled since the
installation of the new service.
George J. Stafford. the agent here for
Capt. Randall. is one of the busiest men on
the Beach. Besides having charge of all
freight and mail he has to look after the
dancing and bathing pavilions, which, by
the way, are being well patronized His
office is at the cafe on the new pier.
Miss Alice Martin gave straw ride Wed
nesday evening, a party of 125 going out
to the Russell farm, where dance was
given.
Mrs. Byrd's straw ride recently was a
grand success, DR.. Esch, who chaperoned
the party. adding to his popularity with the
ladies.
Following are some of the recent arrivals
at hotels and cottages: 20 = - Fee.
W0lcOtt HOTEL. l.. Martin and tamlly,
c. w. Robinson and family. Mrs. George J.
Haisey and Mr.. NJ. A. Maleney, all of
Washington; M. F. Peyton' and George
Ayres of Alexandria; L. Hechinger and son,
A. Popkins and son. VIM Cook and family
and Rupert Lehman of Washington.
Cottagers-R. NJ. Campbell. NJ. McInerney,
A. l.. Lucas, w. L. Cullen and c. c. Jones,
all of Washington.
Byrd Hotel-George Topham and family,
Misses Cunningham, Mrs. L. Cochran, Miss
Fordham. E. c. Maddox and wife, NJ.
C. Plumacher, F. II. Plumacher, E. H.
Plumacher, DR.. w. B. Perry and wife, Balti-
more; DIR. ]. H. Walter and wife, Mr.. B.
Hopper, Mr.. Ameda Potter, Mr. J. H. Leon
hardt, Mr.. j. A. Leonhardt. f-eE .-t.
Colonial Beach Hotel-Mr. C. ", Samuels
and daughter. Washington: Mrs. Irene ].
Bills, Wheeling, w. Va; J. W. Barker.
Washington: L. Ryan, Chicago; Mrs G.. S.
Cooper and family. Washington; w. Tyson
and family. Washington; W. A. Sladen,
Washington; Mrs. Mckenzie, Mr.. J. H. Sui
lvan, Mrs. Saks and family of Washington
w. ID. Bigelow of Washington.
Yoder,s Cottage-Miss Matte B. Roger
son, Miss Lottie Ball and Mrs. Annie Con-
nor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
GIFT FOR UNIVERSITY.
Offer Of Donation Of Valuable Collec-
ton of Antiques.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 5.-The Exam
liner says:
Thomas Welton Stanford of Melbourne.
brother of the late Senator Stanford, has
offered to donate to Stanford University
an almost priceless collection of antiques
which he says were collected for him from
Egyptian tombs by the astral body of a
blacksmith mystic. who took but twenty
seconds for the round trip from Egypt to
Australia
The name of the blacksmith medium or
mahatma is C. Bailey, and it is said that
some of the leading scientists of the world
believe in his work a conmuner with
the inhabitants of the astral world and his
ability to perform seeming miracles. DIR.
Jordan, however, has made it Gear that this
collection, the list of which includes many
articles of great value as antiquities, will
not be accepted, basing his objection on the
openly vowed method of its collecting.