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MARKETS WORTH STRIVING r
Commerce of the Orient Worlds On
est Commercial Prize

e~ Ef1ECs
Three thousand millions of doIad
That is the arithmetical measure
the commerce of the Orient, Thus
Is summed up by the official stat,I
clan of the governments departng
of statistics.
And that commerce is said To
yet small" as compared with 4
worlds commerce.
The population of Asia and Ocean
Is S50,000,000, while that of all Oh
parts of the world combined Is a.
about 750,000,000. It's land area
100000 square miles, while that
other parts of the world Is 34,0OOg6
yet the commerce of the Orient Is \
a paltry $3,000.00O,OOO, while that
other parts of the world is SlS,OOoSS
900.
So 1t is seen that the average
capita commerce In the Orient d d
year. while the average per capil
the rest of the world is $27 a yx
The foreign commerce Of n
with 100000, 900 industrious peopsI
no railways, has grown but $leNkI
600 since 1870; that of India,
S00,000,000 people and a system
railways, has grown $25S, ,000,OOa Il
that of Japan, with only 45OMJl,
and system of railways, has Eu1
$215, 100000.
And how does the United SRll
stand to share in this connerd|
prize of the Orient?
At present the United States vi
to the Orient about 100000, 900 wo1
or goods year, while Europe 81
S6O0,0O0,000. But the records Of 4
past ten years show that We are ssi
Ing much more rapidly in this trs'
than any other nation. The impc
of China, Japan and Australia 10
all European countries combh'
showed an increase in 1908 Of y
$45,Oo0.000 as compared with w
While the increase in importations
those countries from the Unl'
States alone in the same period y
S4s 1000, 900. thus showing that our g
In their export trade was actua'
greater than the grain Of all Eufei
combined.
Our purchases, too, from the 0no
have grown since 1870 from less lll
$32,000,0 900 to $3.50 100000 in 1904 y
have taken from them large quanu's
Of raw silk, tea, hemp, jute, tin' sO'
skins, etc, and we send them raw y y
manufactured cotton. mineral "
manufactured iron and steel n''
meats and rice.
No country has the natural a"'s
tages which are possessed by !
United States for securing TINS o,''
tai trade, in the command VIZ
American merchants have oil 'ns
cifc ocean. Our national fronIass
the Pacific is 12,50O nautical i,'V
while that of the United kinguUu
10000, of Russia 5000 Japan S'VVV :
China about 5000. Al
In addition to this we are apou, !. \
ginning the construction OF tne =. u
mian canal. which, when comps, =.
will furnish direct water coniinuD \
tion between the Orient ana ou !.
ducing and manufacturing secuO', :,
the east and south. Cotton lrOa < !.
breadstuffs will go by this rou'e :, ID
Orient, touching at the porls " h
Angeles. San Francisco. Iaco"'
Seattle. r,aa
BY this means alone the VJ ~, J,
States should increase her orleI.s, nnasI
ports from s1OO,OOO,oOo to $500 o0'''
per annum.
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KILLED WITH HAMMER.
Californian Found With His Head
Beaten In With SIedge Hammer.

Sacramento, Cal.-William Spillane,
bricklayer from Alameda county.
was murdered Wednesday night under
the north approach to the bridge
across the Sacramento rive. He was
beaten about the head with a black
smiths hammer, the head OF which
was broken off. The hammer was
found beside the dead body, which
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-10-05

II the Navy Department consents to
the plan Brooklyn school children
will get an opportunity to raise a
fund for the preservation OF the old
frigate Constitution. Moved by the
news that "Old Ironsides" was rapid
ly going to pieces in the Navy Yard at
Boston, James Matthews sent the fol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
THE CHILDREN OF BEDFORD COURT
DOROTHY DAINTY AT THE SHORE

By Amy BrOOks. Illustrated by the
author. Boston: Lothrop. Lee & Shep-
ard Company.
The last volume of this winsome series
for younger girls closed with the news that
Nancy Ferris. formerly village waif. but
now the friend of the charming little hero
inc. Dorothy. had been rescued from her
uncle. The meeting with Nancy is most
happy, and the great stone house. with its
spacious grounds is filled with joy. There
are happy days at the beach, and in Sep
TENDER Dorothy and Nancy live over their
summer pleasures while looking forward 10
all that the winter promises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
WE EAT TOO MUCH.
Perils of the American Digestion Due
to Overlooking.
From the Louisville Herald.

From the Louisville Herald.
More people starve to death through eat
ing too much than too little.
This Is true all the year round but Il is
particularly to be remembered in summer
A heavy meat diet taxes the energies OF
the digestive machinery to get rid of what
has been unlOaded upon II. and leaves too
little effort remaining for the assimilation
of necessary nourishment.
During the winter the fuel consumed In
keeping the body warm helps to burn up
the unnecessary food. but In the summer
when the temperature of the air APP
proaches that of the blood the surplus food
is dead load whose burden falls on dl-
gestive organs enervatcd by the heat and
not aided by physical exercise.
We eat too much
The main cause of many summer diseases
is the supcrabundance of food which the
majority of people eat and the failure to
adjust their diet to suit the conditions OF
the weather and of their occupation
The body does not thrive on the amount
of food that goes down the throat but on
the quantity of nourlshment that is assm-
Hated by the digestive organs.
The average man knows more-and cares
more-about the proper feeding of his horse
or his dog than he kuows-Or cares-about
the proper feeding Of himself.
To tit Il hog for market the farmer care
fully selects and measures his food, but
it is a rare man who has the good sense
to take as much care to increase his own
health and vitality.
The Centenarian Club has long been prop
agating the idea that the loD-year-oId man
would be common did we not shorten our
lives by overeating.
We eat TOO much.
v'ell-balanCed diet more than abundant
food provides the necessary nourishment
The amount of meat, fat and starch
which is needed in the summer time Is
really very small Fruits, green vege-
tables and plenty of pure water meet the
essential needs Of the body and the brain
better than the steaks, potatoes and bread
and butter. Beans, peas and cheese sup
ply assmilative prOteins better than
meat. Salad oil with lettuce, tomatoes
and like vegetables answer the bodys re-
qutrements much better than butter and
lard.
There is also a saving OF doctors bills,
q prolongatiOn Of life and better enjoy
ment of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

had the Master Mason's degree at its stated
communication last Thursday evening. and
has outlined work for the near future. The
lodge is under the direction of Worshipful
Master j. Harry JoChim, whose father was
at the head of the lodge thirty years ago.
Sir Launcelot Lodge. No. 90, of Ballston.
Va, will give q public reception Thursday
evening, September %. A number of promi
nent Washington Pythians will be in at
tendance. including Past Supreme Repre-
sentative Joseph b. Conner. Past Grand
Chancellor Thomas A Bynum, General Or
ganizer Hugh Reid and others
Capitol Circle, No. 315. P Fl. c., held It's
regular meeting Wednesday evening. when
through the efforts of Worthy Guardian
Reidl an enjoyable time was passed The
secretary, Miss Florence B. Callahan, gave
humorous selections, and Mr.. Abbott. with
his vocal dialect selections. added to the
merriment Afterward all hands sat down
to a repast which were "ausgezeichsiet."
The next regular meeting occurs Wednes-
day. September 81.
DR.. Thomas J. Gates, prominent Odd
Fellow and record keeper of Arlington
Tent, No 10. X. o. T. NJ. is in Phlladel-
phia, attending the Sovereign Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows
Sir Knight A. A. Provost. commander OF
Anacostia Tent. No. I. who is now serving
his eighth term as commander. has only
been absent three nights from the meet
under him. and the tent is the most pros
porous one in the city today.
Sir Knight Johnson, commander of Mt.
Vernon Tent, No. 4. X. O. I. NJ. has been
confined to his home with sickness for the
last ten days.
Brightwood Tent. X. Q. T NJ, has things
under way to build a hall for lodge pur-
poses.
The committee of National Tent which
has the entertainment in charge for the
9th Of this month consists of ]. f. Moore,
O. w. Hauver. \. V. Davidson, +. &.
Schaffer and A. r. Hecht.
State Commander Gall made an official
visit to AnacOstia Tent at It's last review.
He found things in satisfactory condition,
with a net gain. George f. Crane ass St
ant record keeper of BrightwoOd Tent, No.
5, has been officiating record keeper dur
ing the absence of Sr knight Dudley. the
record keeper.
Grand Master f. W. Bradford of the Dis
trict l. O. o. F. left today for Philadelphia.
where he will remain until the conclusion
of the session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, l. Q. Q. f.
At last nights conclave of Columbia Com
mandeTy. No. p Knights Templar a dele
cation was present from Mary Commandery
of Philadelphia. They gave the commandery
a fine banner and also a gavel in recogni-
ton of the long-standng pleasant relation
ship between the two bodies.
At the meeting Of Canton Washington,
No. ], Patriarchs Militant, l. O. Q. +, last
evening it was voted to confer the dec
ration of chivaIry upon Past Grand Master
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BOOKS RECEIVED.
III I,,, ~

nECOLLECTI0NS OF 4 CONFEDERATE
STAFF OFFICER. BY Gen. G. Monkey
Sorrel, lieutenant colonel and chief of
staff. Longstreets LIST Army Corps &C
With Introduction by Senator John w.
Daniel New York and Washington:
The Neale Publishing Company.
MARRIAGE. BY Jane Dearborn Mills
(Mrs. James E. Mills), author of
Leaves From Life Book of Today"
&c. Philadelphia: The Nunc Licet
Press.
NEW-CHURCH POPULAR SERIES-NO.
4, THE BIBLE; it's True Character
and Spiritual Meaning. By Rev. L. p.
Mercer Third edition, rewritten and
enlarged. Philadelphia: The Nunc Ii
Get Press.
LOVES WAY IN DIXIE, Some Short Sto-
ries from Cupids Favorite Field. By
Katharine Hopkins Chapman. New
York and Washington: The Neale
Publishing Company
RELIGION AND POLITICS. BY Algernon
Sidney Crapsey. New York: Thomas
Whitaker
LIFE MORE ABUNDANT, scriptural
Truth In Modern Application. BY
Henry Wood. author of Ideal Sugges-
ton" SC. Boston: Lothrop, Lee &
Shepard Company.
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axrr.--,r,-..-sazH M MS
NNZLAzzAy
. SERVANT OF THE PUBLIC. BY An

thouv Hope author of The Prisoner
Of Zeuda, sc Illustrated by Harold
Pcrciyal. ARE. New York: FREDERICK
4 Stokes Company.
More In the style of Double Harness
thar of the stories with which the ma
1ority of Mr. Hopes admirers are familiar,
mi. story of London life in the smart set
ond the theatrical profession may prove
disappointment to many. 1t lacks the mys-
I, rious charm of the earlier works the sub
tI-,y of unreasonable plotting. For those
elements 81 substitutes social psychology,
ul.-'lous Of motives emotions, temporal
n,nts. II lacks that strong grip on the
imaEiutaion which the "Zenda' tales pos
ses-el 10 q remarkable degree. and offers
in exchange bid for attention on the
score of personal eccentricity. There are
two interesting characters In the book, per-
haps three. Ora Pinseut. dramatic star
Jack Fcnning her worthless husband, and
Babba Flint, q gentleman of somewhat
vague professional status. perhaps most
distinctly a theatrical promoter. The rest
Are little better than lay figures. Ashley
Mead Is a good-looking not especially en-
tertaininE. walking gentleman. Lord Bow
don does tho heavy benevolent role with
grace and good humor, proving himself
mora the real hero than Mead. There Is
family that ought to yield more amusement
than II does that of the dry-goods prince.
Sir james MuddoCk. Mr.. Hope uses this
family as a background, employing the
dauEIlter Alice as n mere foil for the rides
CEN Miss Piusent. and the annexed BERTHE
Jev-utf. who rnarries Alice. as a correspond
ing foil to the Ashley Mead One does not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
IT DIDN'T MOVE.

Johnny" said the teacher to boy eight
years old who had been looking intently at
a picture in his school reader for several
minutes, what is it that interests you SOP
"A picture, ma am was the reply.
Let me see. All, yes-a picture of
young man from the city about to milk a
COW out in the country
But 1t won't move, ma'am."
NO. 1t is not a moving picture
Then how'm 1 ever going to know that
he sat down and began milking. and the
COW hauled off and knocked him fifteen feet
with one foot and the bottom of the milk
pail out with the other?'
JOE KERR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
NEW-CHURCH POPULAR SERIES-NO
4. IIlE RIll its ,l,rne at,
To Tell a Horses Are.

From the London Tit.Bits.
The age of a horse cannot always be told
by looking at its teeth. After the eighth
year the horse has no more new teeth, 30
that this method is useless for a horse
which is more than eight years old. AS
soon as the set OF teeth is complete, how
ever, q wrinkle begins to appear on the
edge Of the lower eyelid and another
wrinkle is added each year. 80 that to get
at the age Of a horse more than eight years
old you must count the teeth plus the
wrinkles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
Cart Made to Order.

In the meantime the local wheelwright
had been at work on the cart. He had
been UP to take look at the calves, and
I gave him few instructions beyond telling
him that the number of wheels must ! e
limited to two and that the vehicle must
be strong enough to receive the impact of
express train without being seriously
damaged. 1t was to be ready a certain
day at o'clock in the afternoon. and I
was to take one of the calves down to his
shop two miles away, and draw the cart
home. SO l drove the animal down there
at the appointed hour, expecting to hitch
up at once and drive home. But the cart
needed two hours more work on 1t before
1t was fit to use. and | was obliged to hitch
my buffalo to tree outside the shop and
wait.
But the eagle eye of a typical small boy
had seen US on our way to the village. and
in less than ten minutes after our arrival
there was a crowd in front of that shop
which would have done Justice to three
ring circus. Even a herd of cows in The
field across the road left their usual occu-
patton and came to the fence to stare at
that funny little buffalo calf. If he looked
even stranger to him, and he first began to
fret, then to kick. and presently he iay
down and rolled on his harness to express
his disgust. At 6 o'clock the cart was
ready 1t was strong enough, certainly.
and l should have been sorry for the ex-
press train which had the misfortune to
into IL. 1t was Iar 100 neaVy, dlSDs
but there was no time to argue about that
just then.
The First Drive.
The first thing to do was to hitch up.
But the calf did not like the looks OF the
thing at all, and made up his mind. APP
parently, that he would not have it near
him. However, six of US got at 1t, and
after struggling desperately for half an
hour we got him into the shafts. When he
found he could not get out he lay down in
the road. and We finished hitching him as
he lay there. When everything was ready
the word was given and all hands stood
clear. gave him slap with the ends
of the reins, and. as he sprang to his feet.
Jumped into the cart.
Heavy as 1t was. he seemed to literally
lift 1t as he gathered his powerful little
limbs beneath him. and as I looked back
over the tail-board to wave adieu to the
men who had helped me. the crowd was
already growing rapidly smaller in tho
ever Increasing distance.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES
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Money-Makers.

From the Philadelphia Press.
"Graciousl" exclaimed the kind old lady
to the beggar. ARE they the best shoes
you've got?"
why, lady" replied the candid beggar.
"could you imagine better ones fur dis
hizness? Every one o. dem holes means
nickels an dimes ter ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
DAN MONROE; n Story of Bunker Hill
BY w. O. Stoddard. illustrated. Bos-
ton: Lothrop. Lee & Shepard COMPANY

IUII' I-VV TII'p' I-v7 u '7I4V FFII u OVTII7''TT3
No one has done better in presenting in
story form reliable American history than
". o. Stoddard, who now begins a revolu-
tionary series with this volume. Mr.. Stod-
dard found in trustworthy records that the
drummer boy of the Lexington militia was
named Dan Monroe. while his companion,
the ffer, also his closest friend, was named
Nat Harrington. With these genuine his
torical characters as heroes, Mr.. Stoddard
has constructed an excellent book, intro
ducing the Concord fight and the battle OF
Bunker Hill and the arrival Of Washing
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16
THE MOTHER. BY Norm

OratOns by ii. h. Fritz. New York:
Fleming H Revell Company.
The wonderful power OF love for the re-
dcrnption of the soul-the theme is mex
haustibe. 1t will always be applicable to
all phases of life, to the high-stationed. to
the lowly Hero in this novelette, 1t deals
with denzens of the tenements, with a
woman of the stage, the lower stage, and
her child. This woman is safe from all Ills,
for she loves her boy. loves him fiercely.
purely. sacrihcingiy. She breads the
thought Of his learning her true station
in life lies to him about herself, tells him
fairy stories about his father. takes him
to the funeral OF very great man and
tells him that the aforementioned coffin
up at the altar contains the earthly tene-
ment of the late Dick Slade. She shields
him from the wickedness of the slums, and
exaits herself for his sake Their closest
friend is Mr.. Poodle, professionally known
as the Dog-Faoed Man. Near them social
ly are sword-swallowers and fat ladies'.
acrobats and dancers In the midst of
these forbidding conditions the child re-
mains pure and sweet because of his mo-
theirs great love And when curate
hears his voice and finally persuades the
mother to let him take the child to be edu-
Gated and trained. and the leaves the
tenements. it seems as II perhaps the great
influence of the little ones love for her
may be lost and she may drift back. At
last misguided friend once her sutton,
himself an artist" takes the child to q
show" which chances to be that In which
the mother is performing. Then the child
reaps her reward. her rich harvest. For
the child becomes a man IA spirit and sees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

deed, is q more entertaining character. Mr.
Moore makes much of the episode Of By
ron's wild night ride on the occasion of the
and does some of his best work in that
passage. In token of this factor the binder
has embellished the cover with medallion
evidently struck in honor of the occasion,
showing the youth astride hydrocephalous
horse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

VIM. II. Mc4>-ii and Past Grand Patriarch
Samuel L. Boyce. The ceremony Will take
place at Philadelphia during the convention
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. o. O. F.
there next week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

especially applaud young Mead for his refu-
sal TO get tangled up in ribbons by lden-
TfyinE himself with the great dry goods
house. Had he coupled his declnation of
partnership with a serious drive after his
own business he might have worked up to
4 truly heroic level. But to throw over the
x.lbons and Alice MuddoCk together and
then to lose himself in an affair with Miss
Iuseut deprives him of the sympathy Of
most well-resulated readers. For Miss Pm
sent, although Il beauty-it is 10 be hoped
mere OF beauty than the illustrator indi-
CateS-aud altogether attractive, IS wilful
spirit. uncertain and selfish and IN the last
analysis altogether preposterous. Yet she
Is entertaining, much as 4 skirt dancer with
O pretty air is dlverting. II is her worthless
HI sbaud fleming. who really proves that
Mr. Hope has not exhausted his possibiE ties
o. originality. Here is a triumph. but a
lonesome one. And II is not wholly pleas
an. reflection that the authors best work
IS done In the creation Of a worthless
scoundrel without even the grace of brava-
Go. In the end the story Is a marlborough
fare. II adds another title to the lengthen-
Sg list of Mr. Hopes performances, and
s. may swell his income, but not his reputa-
ton,
TIPETOwN SANDY. By John Philip
SOusa, author OF The Fifth String"
Illustrated 10y Charles Louis Hinton.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs- Merrill Com
pauy.
Here is a boy 10 win friends by the hun
Greis Sandy is a boy who can not only
turn narGsprings and build boats and catch
fish. but he can learn lessons. He IS a
Wholesome. hearty boy, clever and kindly,
Il good son and a stanCh friend. When lit
To Gilbert Franklin goes first To- school he
rad Sandy drift together naturally. the
10y Oh strength anu TIC COY Oh o'a'h sup
J 's".s" '''5 ''.A ''''e'' rum '"e moment
'''''S '''''' - ''-7'' N' nuns .'1ln "" d. ~
- .''','7 VI '''' S''''s'' o'',. I'll - 'a"SL'
- '',''' anu" ~ 'I'" mp ""lS' I''S arc
- -. - "a
course pir.tnyyp is a raipbhnrhond in
this city Of Washington, east OF the navy
yard. bordering on tae Eastern branch. The
..".i'' ~. ,.5s5 90 B., 'otIly "at II Is
zyta- yr en,rs, ,,ge tf,nsnig ~ r,,i,J.,t
OF the navy yard district Thus the
baotSman-aut.or is writing OF region and
" '.A' f''fi7 W. Ni'DN'' L" MN ana ne
60 '..-" Gus t'-t Oh b"H L"od Win a
i'.7 80 ~ > WIN MIN pe
-. ...- - d aoiIS
80, WI many COMEDY
2'.0' f.-'N'9 L"iHS''i 10 ne a BOY
" '.H H~".'S anu Is wen fe"a'ced-
- !4 1'at.9 sIU""I mat -
'' '7'''''''s VI '"' LIS 'i'c''
LOW. ALONE IoRD T,, I, T7r,rl,f,-.
Moore. author of The Jassar,, I.5i,l,, =,
&c. New York. G.. T. pltnaru's Sons
l-o'" 10y '''' ~ N'>''i'''s laN"Ilte model
for the novelist Recently Miss Halle Err
mimic R!ves chose him as the hero Of hoy
s+o-,y Tho ,,,s.s1r-,.,, ,I-o,,.,,,,. II,
- -, -, In a.
~" 't"s'H' 40" MI moore Se4ects MIN
FOR a briefeF presentation, mere bust por-
trait so TO speak and offers tale concern
ing his early love affairs Roth autbors
-, - -, ,'''''
nav e''ue"'S "een Doht upon 'ehapiltat-
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-07-13
Implements

face crlmsoning. you see, If could
get up the nerve to tell you her name
| wouldn't have to write this stuff"
"Why don't you write her n proposal
in rhymef"
Didn't tryi' he groaned. II put
In three weeks before st. Valentines
trying to find rhyme for her name"
Now" announced Miss Ainsworth
trumphantly. II know where one Of
my valentines came from"
Rotten, wasn't itf' he asked de-
spairingly.
"Well," she admitted. you might
have found better rhyme for my
name than let he"
IL worked four hours to get that"
he asserted. "I Oh try it and see how
hard 1t is"
She went to the table and scrubbed
on the fly leaf OF book. Then she
brought 1t 10 him.
Your name might be Eva or Grace
or Agnes or Annie or Lefty
But It's not, and I'll make Il brave race
For the love OF the fair lady Nettle.
ENft hDN ''lry IL 10 Nll'
as he looked up.
81 can do it myself now" he an
nounccd rs he in turn moved toward
the table. Presently he returned to
the fireplace Read this, please" he
said rs he handed her the sheet. On
the other side Of the paper she read:
Her hair may be blond. black or red,
Her name may be Hcttic or Lefty,
| But the girl am anxious to wed
Is n brunette, and her name Is Nettie.
"That's what I've been trying to say
to you for most two years." he went on
earnestly. 1T may be bad verse, but
think I'll make n better husband than
l will n poet. Say Yes dear" he
urged.
And Nettic said. Eyes, dear" so softly
| that he had to kneel beside her, with
his arms about her. to catch the whis
| pered words.