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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14

between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts,
across the ISthmus of Panama and between
the yes, co 80 of South America and the
east coast of the United States, and Europe,
for the purpose of determining the best
policy to be pursued III the management of
the Panama Railroad Company.
He is authorized to employ for this pur-
pose a stenographer at not exceeding So a
day and his actual and necessary ex-
penses. and to take evidence of all persons
whose knowledge of trade conditions or
rates will assist in reaching the necessary
conclusion.
The Secretary of War will furnish to
the special comm issioner a letter of in
structions in detail, as to the course and
extent of his investigation. and as to the
time when he shall report his conclusions.
Until his report is forthcoming, the COM
missioner will be allowed his actual ex-
penses. and SO day. The President will
finally nix his entire compensation. AS Mr..
BriStoW Will need until January 30. 1905. to
close up matters awaiting his disposition as
fourth assistant postmaster general, this
order will take effect on that date The
isthTuan canal commission is directed to
provide the funds needed in the execution
OF this order.
(Signet) THEODORE ROOSEVELT
There is every evidence that the position
To which Mr. BristOw has been appointed
was hastily created to soothe his wounded
feelings over the action Of Postmaster Cen
eral Wynne in making the transfer of the
post office inspectors Late yesterday after
noon a conference was called by the Presi-
dent at the White House to consider the
case There were present Secretary Taft,
Senator Long of Kansas and Mr.. Brstow.
The Secretary of War Informed the Presi-
dent that a special commissioner to inves-
tigate trade conditions of the country and
adjacent territory for the benefit of the
operation of the Panama railroad was a
necessity Senator Long told the President
that Kansas felt that good place ought to
be given Mr.. Bristow for his work in the
Post Office Department. particularly that
- Lot Of t,n
ring of conspirators who were robbing the
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14
Printed French Tulae,

In large and small floral designs
on white, light blue, pink, navy
and black grounds charming
summary material.
Use. and 85c. the Nd.
Evening star., 1905-09-13
Municipal Gas Plant.
Municipal Journal and Engineer.

From the Municipal Journal and Engineer.
The report on the operation of the Man.
chester, England, municipal gas works dur
Ing the year 1904 shows a gross profit of
1874 $50, out of which S207, 800 has been
placed to sinking fund. under the provi-
sions of the controlling acts of parliament.
In addition S205 100 was paid foc interest,
leaving net profit of 1921. 750 OF this
sum- 1922 600 has been paid over to the city
fund, that is to say, in direct relief of tax
alton and the balance has been applied to
the cancellation of stock and minor addi-
tions to plant.
This has been done contemporaneousIy
with reduction in the price of gas to
ordinary consumers from GO cents to 81
cents per 0oO cubic feet within the city
and from 66 cents to 60 cents beyond the
city, dating from June "a, 1904. A further
reduction of cents per 1000 cubic feet
dates from June "a, 1905.
The total number of consumers on March
81, 1905, was 152, 1855. an increase of 5.IOS
In the twelve months. The supply of these
entailed the use of S5S miles of main. serv-
ing also the 1881 public lamps within the
city and 2.07S in outside areas. OF the total
number of street lamps. 5,866, or 80 per
cent, are fitted with incandescent burners.
An interesting feature of these works Is
the large volume of gas supplied through
slot meters. operated by the dropping in of
a penny (2-cenD piece.
Evening star., 1905-09-13
Groups of Three.
From the London Chronicle.


correspondent asks, in the current
number of Notes and Queries" a question
which is of interest to newspaper readers.
namely: why are leaders split up into
three paragraphs?' When one begins to
consider the question II Is amazing how
many instances occur to the mind OF
things that group themselves in trinities
1t would almost seem to be the natural
and universal rule To mention few:
Head. trunk, limbs: roots. stem. branches
body, mind, soul; birth. life. death: hus-
band, wife, child; king, lords, commons:
upper ten." middle classes, lower orders
the last of whom are subdivided into tag
rag and bobtail
Probably the common division of lead
ers" is an imitation of the old custom OF
the pulpit The old-fashioned divine high
In his three-decker, considered his subject
under three heads; as when the famous
user of redundant pronouns, taking for
text. 1.-The devil goeth about as a roaring
lion." proposed to consider. first, who the
devil he is; secondly. why the devil he
goeth about: and, thirdly, and lastly, what
the devil Is he roaring at" But the In
quirer in Notes and Queries" IL he ex-
amines the leading journals. will find that
the rule to which he refers is not invaria-
BILE. and that 1t Is no uncommon thing
for leaders to be split into two, or even
into four paragraphs.
Evening star., 1905-09-13
The Blue Coat Boy.
the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle
The blue coat boy, with his yeilo" STOCK
inss and no hat. is constant source oi
wonder to the French observer. HOW came
he by that costume, and why ooeS ne VI
the elements with nothing on MS curry
head? A Paris journalist has unraveled
tho mystery. The pious founder of the cell
ebrated school was deep in thought one day
He had elaborated the costumes OF his
scholars, beginning with the yellow stock
ings. and, working his way upward he hao
devised the coat and the belt ana was
waiting for an inspiration concerning the
-headgear, which was to be as striking as
the rest of the toilet. when he suddenly
died. Out of respect for his memory his
task remains exactly where he left IT, ana
the blue coat boy has no hat. HOW iof-
tnnate" said the Paris journalist. that
the benefactor had time to choose the other
detatls!'
Evening star., 1905-09-13

known to locomotive engines was con-
scious of what was going on and shut
down with grip on the throttle valve so
that Selfridge could scarcely move it. Then
she sulked hard, and when called upon to
start to the main track with her insignifi-
cant load of three empty passenger coaches
and a combination baggage. baked and
wouldn't turn a wheel. She held her stea m
gauge at so. refusing to let it bulge a
point and with spiteful splitting from the
cylinder cock on the engineers side inti-
mated as plainly as an angry cat or an
equally angry type 800 locomotive could
indicate that she was strike.
Billy Wetmore shook the CRATES raked
off the suspicion of forming arch in the
firebox and scattered couple of scoops of
coal artistically and coaxingly over the fire
draught. Reluctantly No. sO4 resp onded,
slowly picked up the train and started for
the main track again.
A puffy little switch engine dirty greasy
and about as high in the stack as So4 3
injector valve. ran down, and. laughing In
Its pop valve, coupled on and started the
train out of the yard with hoarse Come,
come, come, comet" that even No. S04
couldn't resist. But no sooner was the
switch engine out of sight than No. S04
baked again, and all through the twenty
five miles to Western avenue took fits and
starts, now absolutely refusing to pull a
ton, and then making a shying, skittish
run for another station.
Whats the matter?" asked the assist
ant master mechanic at the round house, at
Western avenue, as the train pulled In al
most an hour late.
1t wouldn't do to repeat all Selfridge
said, but the gist of 1t was that he didn't
know; that No. 9O4's fiues were tight as
drums and there was nothing wrong that
he could see.
II wish you could get her started; need
her for No. 4 tonight" replied the assist
ant master mechanic. No being the Den
yer limited, the crack train Of the road.
III you can get move on her I'll send you
in dinky until No. 1,761 is out In day
or two"
Maybe an engine hasn't ears to hear, but
| Billy Wetmore won't believe It. When the
throttle opened, No. S0i sprang forward
| like sprinter at the pistol shot. and made
| the Union station three minutes under
schedule time In spite of yard rules, pun.
ling and Kissing as lively AZ cricket as
s<,l,n fha atom u3S6 fE3nrn. 1En6< ~
Evening star., 1905-09-13

available material among the freshman
class. The condition is that it does not
relieve this state of things an iota, but
prolongs it for weeks, since pledge day is
usually placed from three to four months
from the opening of the term. Pledge day
does do this, however, in many cases; it
keeps many a freshman from being swept
off his feet with the first fortnight of at
tontion showered upon him and carried,
daZed and dizzy, among a body of young
men that he will afterward find uncon-
genial In many respects. Pledge day gives
him an opportunity to collect his scatter
ed thoughts after the first desperate on
slaught of the rushers; TO study more
or less calmly the situation; to size up
the different groups of students clamor-
ing about him. and to determine with
which group he would be most congenial
brother in college and out of it, if
given the opportunity
OF course, the wise freshman keeps his
thoughts. whatever they may be, to him
self. If he should say anything deroga-
tory of certain fraternity. naturally his
case would be settled in that quarter, and
il he should speak favorably of certain
fraternity he would as surely cook his
goose, the fraternity in question dropping
his because. forsooth. he was too anxious
to get in-was trying to break in If you
DleaSei
Evening star., 1905-09-13
Wares in the Ghetto.

From the New York Globe.
a stranger strollng through the denseIy
populated east side on a round of sight
seeing Is often attracted by the uueer
wares displayed in the little shops of the
Ghetto. If he is sufficiently interested 10
cross the well-worn sill the patriarchal
proprietor In black skull cap will bend
over the smoky showcase and tell the his
tory OF the curious articles and the coun-
tries they came from. He will show odd
little jugs of wine and brandy from PaleS-
tine. If you taste either you will find It
delicious. Then he will rummage about
In the showcase and bring out oddly shaned
figures carved from wood that grew on the
Mount of Olives.
Reaching up to a musty shelf the old
shopkeeper pulls down a stack of books
that are covered with dust and cobwcbs
These are albums containing pressed flow
ers and leaves from the Holy Land. Each
has the name and the point it came from
printed under 1t. Quite an Interesting
souvenir of the Holy Land-or, rather, to
the purchaser. OF the Ghetto.
While you are examining berries from
the cedars OF Lebanon the old man Is call
Ing your attention TO delicious dates from
the Sahara. These are packed In tiny
oval boxes, somewhat similar to Syrian
figs, and bound around with the fibers of
an Asiatic plant They look more suitable
as curiosties than for eating; but the old
shopkeeper assures you they have an ex-
cellent flavor and advises you to buy n
box. He also displays an assortment OF
odd-lookng cakes with fruit iii them and
boxes of unfamiliar nuts and candles
Without contesting his word you turn to
the bric-a -brac, which he says also came
from Jerusalem. There are ancient looking
plates and cups decorated with Cancelled
postage stamps from Egypt and other east
ern countries: rocks and shells from the
Mediterranean and Dead seas, and pottery
SO old that you suspect one of the red jugs
may have been the original in which Re-
becca brought water from the WELL Pho
tographs and pictorial post cards are scat
tered over the showcases in great assort-
ment. When he has wrapped up your pur-
chases and invited you to call again the
shopkeeper goes out and sits on his door
step with stolid Indifference to the nerve
racking noises about him. He is dreaming.
perhaps, of the far-away Palestine and the
ancient walls of the city of Jerusalem.
Evening star., 1905-09-13
BIG LOCOMOTIVE HAD A HEART.
Wouldn't Haul Away Train Until
Promised Something Better.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
The boys at the roundhouse don't know
yet what was the matter with NO Soi
Some are inclined to scoff at Billy wet
more's explanation that the big engines 8
heart was almost broken, but the under
current of sentiment is that there is some
thing in It and that No. S04 al least was a
sulk.
Little No. 1761 had been suffering from
a chronic hot box the rear right wheel
of the pony truck. Several times No. 1,I61
had barely but gamely pulled through with
the Aurora way train. She got in shrieking
and smoking from the injured bearing.
New brasses hadn't cured the alment and
when No 1,T61's stall in the roundhouse
was empty all the other engines knew she
had been sent to the shop.
1t was severe shock that No. S04 re-
ceved when she heard the roundhouse boss
tell the head hostler to fire her up Tues
day morning to take the Aurora way train.
1t was terrible indignity, for No. s04 is a
big engine of the $50 class, six-wheeled con-
nections, designed for the fast through
passenger runs, and capable of slipping off
seventy miles an hour with six Pullmans,
a baggage and mail car. She kept quiet
when the cordwood was piled onto the cold
firebox. but as she thought 1t over half an
hour later. sputtered viclously from the
loose packing on the air pump, and when
Tom Selfr,dge gave her a hint of better
manners with monkey wrench she grum-
bled like surly sailor.
Hanged If l go, hanged IL I co. she
snorted as Selfridge tested the steam on
the brake pump. but she responded through
force of habit when the LINKS were heaved
up and the throttle was opened notch,
and she backed out to the turntable and
down to the waiting way train.
Its too-o-o-o bad" ending with vio-
lent puff, complained No. 604. and the
others in the round house. hearing her
comp laint, snickered, for No. 604, with her
new paint, had the reputation of being a
proud stuck-up thing. and all were glad
at her taking down.
a falnnnf fhia Yhr0e0n6
Evening star., 1905-09-13
China a Nation.

From the Kobe Weekly Chronicle
! The attitude of the United States to the
immigration of Chinese and japanese Is an
example of the selfishness of certain OF
the white races. who do not hesitate to
exploit the countries of the orientals. But
1t Is now apparent that the whole aspect Of
the question IL changing. and that the at
titude of the United States Is being modi-
ned in consequence of the action taken by
tho Chinese to assert their own position ~
Evening star., 1905-09-13
A Kings Punctuality.
From the London Golbe

All men agree in the abstract that ''punc-
tuality is the soul of business" but few
act up to the maxim with the strictness
Of the King of the Belgians. Wherever or
however he may travel, whether the visit
be OF business, pleasure or ceremony. he 10
punctual. not only to the hour, but to the
minute-it might also be said to the Sec
ond. And yet his majesty il never seen to
consult q watch, But his familiars know
that his habit of passing his hand along
his flowing beard 10 only Q daytce for
glnncing at small watch which ~ wears
Evening star., 1905-09-13

more trouble with No. S04, and she took
No. 4 out last evening in the old-tme man
nef
Just sore at this dinky rum" explained
Wetmore, and while Engineer Selfridge and
the rest of the train crew wouldn't admit
their belief in the theory, there is no other
exclamation of No S04's queer conduct
Evening star., 1905-09-13
Vanishing Man.

From the London Lady's Pictorial.
Man. like the Boojum, is softly. II not
silently, fading away. One hesitates to
say that he may one day be as extinct as
the Dodo. but at all events we are told
that he. will be AteralIy nowhere a. CONE
Evening star., 1905-09-13

A committee representing Boston councils
OF the Royal Arcanum Is considering an ap-
peal to the courts TO enjoin the Supreme
Council from carrying the increased rates
, 1905-12-28
French Possession in india.

The French have in their possession
"A bit of land that is probably the small
est of foreign possessOins, rs well as
being unique in situation. The tour
lists arriving al Calcutta is early ad-
Nised to pay il Il visit. as it lies only
sixteen miles away. and is rightiully
considered an attraction C~handerna-
gor, which is the name of This tiny
province, proves Interesting. because
of the unusual circumstance of find
ing Il tract of land. containing only
three and q half square miles. situated
within British India. under French
government. and because of its antiqui-
~, IT having been ceded to tn" French
in the seventeenth century. On" Of
the quaintest and Oddesi features is
an old Dutch cemetery, proof that this
nation supplied the first settlers.
, 1905-12-28
Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders of the
Denver, Yellowstone and Pacific Rail
way Company will be held in the office
Of the company, in Saratoga, Carbon
County, state Of Wyoming, at two
o'clock p. IN. the eleventh day of Janu.
AIRY A. d. 1906. Said meeting is for the
purpose of electing trustees for the en-
suing year and the transaction of any
and all other business which may nee
essarily require the attention of the
stockholders.
Dated, December IS. 1905.
II IS Nv f.. S. Chenoweth, Sec.
, 1905-12-28

Pneumonia often follows la grippe
but never follows tine use of Foleys
Honey and Tar. 1t cures la grippe
coughs and prevent penumonia and
consumption. Ask for Foley's honey
and Tar and refuse any substitute
offered. Mr.. 6. Nacher, of 1871 Os-
good St, Chicago, writes: "My wife
had a severe case of la grippe three
years ago, aud it left her with a ter
rible caugh. She tribe a bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar and it gave
immediate relief. \ 80 cent bottle
cured her cough entirely" Refuse
substitutes. Prices Drug Store.
, 1905-12-28
DOG Cures Cancer.

a worthy omar whose Nerac.iy is
not questioned, told me yesterday thar
her uncle was cured of cancc b, let.
ling a faithful dog lick the malignqm.
cutaneous scirrhus The carcinoma
MAS the result of a guushor wound il
the leg. Her belief is that the cur
killed the dog. but as the brute WAS III
Years old It is likely that ne had
reached the limit of his days. This
ease is slightly different from shat az
the poor beggar Lazarus The dogs
came and licked his sores, and II came
to pass that the beggar died" So :.
Luke tells us.-Ncw York Press.
, 1905-12-28
KNEW SOURCE OF THE "losgs'
James Russell Lowell'o Letter Reas-
sured Mrs. Spofford.

While James Russell Lowell was
eGitor of the Atlantic Monthly he fire.
qrently accepted stories written by
Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford. with
whom he enjoyed a personal friend
ship. Mrs. Spofford. however. feared
that he might be taking them because
OF his interest in her and not for the
merit of her work.
She resolved to PIT the matter to a
test. Her handwriting was peculiar.
One of the mos; characteristic letters
was her d. TO the end of which she
save a queer little crook, toward the
left. In order to disguise her work she
had her sister copy one of her stories
before sending it TO the editor.
MI. Lowell accepted il in a letter,
in which he wrote: The DIS may not
he yours. but there is no m~istaking
the 'idees.'"
, 1905-12-28
Animals Not BECOMING Smaller.

1T is a great mistake to conclude
that # is 4 law of nature that recent
animals are all small and insignificant
as compared with their represent
atives in the past says a scientist.
That is simply not rue Recent
horses are bigger than eXtiHci ones,
and much bigger than three-toed and
four-toed ancestors of horses. Recent
elephants are as big as any hal have
existed, and much bigger than their
early e]lephantine ancestors. There
never has been any creature of any
kind-mammal, reptile, bird or fish
in any geological period we know of
so big as some of the existing whales
, 1905-12-28

The following is told Of PORT"
Han"ock's cousin in Maine. This
cousin bad never seen the modern
ruuNc nirncos OF our city homes. md
found that in the bathroom. murh ia
his surprise. he could get b0rh not
.nd cold wafer from the same rau.
Get. While out driving. Port"
showed him the reservoir which sun
piled his bathroom with water
Well if that don't beat ALL" s1il
tn, visitor: "gettin' not and cold
w.t. from the same pond."-Boston
- nlI.
, 1905-12-28
Artistic Aim Was Perfection.

When Hogarih was almost It til,
heieh, Of his fame he painted am in
terror which was somewhat severely
criticised by a friend. The artist ac
kuowledged the business of the criti
cism, and when his frank friend had
left the studio he took a sharp knife
deliberately cut the canvas in two, and
then threw the pieces into the coal
scuttle. There they were found the
following day by one of the maids
who took the pieces home.
, 1905-12-28
STORED KNOWLEDGE AN ASSET
Frequently Means Saving of Much
Time and Money.

A boy was sem by his father on an
errand across n ravinc through which
a creek ran. The trip was one of sev.
eral miles, and. when returning, the
hoy thought to shorten the "trip he
would go through Il half-milc OF
shrubbery and swamp. But in this
place he found no paths, and wasted
as much time as he expected to
gain. When h" reached a bank from
which he could sec the w~anderings he
had made he recognized many mis-.
takes while in the ]shruhbery and
swamp He might have saved the
lime he expected To save had he
known al the start what he knew by
observation from the bank after the
trip.-Earl NJ. Pratt.
, 1905-12-28
Wedding Invitations in Wales.

In the following quantity formal let.
ter the parents Of Welsh brides some.
times bid their friends. attend the wed.
ding and bid them also not come
empty-handed: Whatever donation
you may he pleased TO bestoy will he
thankfully received and cheerfully re.
paid whenever called for on a similar
occasion. The parents Of the bride
and bridegroom-elect desire that all
gifts due to them will be returned to
them on the above date ana will be
thankful for all fayors granted"
, 1905-12-28

On account of its mild action and
pleasant taste Orino Laxative Fruit
Syrup is especially recommended for
women and children. 1t does moi
nauseate or grippe like pills and ord
mary cathartics. Orino Laxatives
Fruit Syrup aid digestion and slim.
ulates the liver and bowles without
irritating them. Remember the name
Orino aud refuse substitutes Prices
Drug store.
, 1905-12-28

good story al his own expense. He
was asked II day to preach al a col
ored church where a money raising oc.
casiou had beer announced, and the
pastor OF the charge, desiring to i'm
press the congregation with the i'm
portance and dignity of the speaker OF
the day, thus introduced him: "Breth-
rem and sisters. it is now my great
pleasure and delight to Introduce the
Rev. Mr.. Blank. the sounding brass
and de tinkling cymbal of the Mctho.
dist church" when a fellow-pastor
addressed the same congregation some
months later he was introduced as
the great obstacle of the Methodist
church."-ChicagO Inter Ocean.
, 1905-12-28
How to Best Acquire a Lanuuaoe.

The hes, way to study a Language
and to learn its grammar is to begin
with sentences, not with single words
The unit OF speech is tie sentence, ana
We cannot fN an exact meaning to g
word until we see it in a sentence
" " o When once a sufficient mum.
her, Of sentences has been "assimilat
ed" II will he easy TO analyze them
into their component paris, and to
show the relations that these bear to
one another.
, 1905-12-28

Sir Henry Irving was the first actor
to make slenderness acceptable, or
tolerable, on the English stage. I'm
til his time fatre9s had been obliga-
tory; it is difficult t realize now the
fun convention Of chest and shoulders
and calves. Comparatively lately 2
man o; stage experience was urgent
with a company Of English amateurs
that all the thin women and all the
lean men should be made plump.
Nothing he said, lis so impossible
on the stage as thinness.' Irving
changed all this because his genius
was welded to uncompromising thin,
ness.
, 1905-12-28
Do You Want to Buy7

! have several 100 acre ranches for
sale, several 800, and ON up to 5000
ncers. Do You want to buy, if so
coma and look over my list. If
have nothing 10 suit you, possibly /
can tell You whore you can get some
thing suitable, 1t costs you nothing
to find out. ID. ). Crawford.