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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
NO DISSATISFACTION SHOWN.
The President Cordially Greets the
Foreign Engineers.

At the meeting of the board OF consulting
engineers of the iSthmian canal commission
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Hunter. the dele
gate from England. expressed thanks on be.
half of the foreign engineers for the kind
and courteous way In which the members
had been treated during the sessions OF the
board. All the other foreign engineers also
said few words. and especially thanked
Gen. Davis, the chairman Of the board. fer
the splendid way In which he had guided
their meetings.
Gen. Davis, from his side. thanked this
different members for the valuable services
rendered by them, and wished them a safe
return to their homes.
1t was further decided at the meeting that
the foreign members should meet Gen.
Davis early in January at the Hotel lie
Flandre. Rue Royale, Brussels. The meet
ing was thereupon closed. and the members
of the board are now busy settling their az
fairs before leaving Washington Monday
morning.
Their reception by the President yesterday
was most cordial. Several of the members
declared that 1t seemed as IL In his remarks
the President indicated that he was not
dissatisfied with the action Of the board
The foreign members will attend a dinner
Monday evening in New York given by Mr.
Parsons. and win meet several railroad
presidents. and thus have a chance of per-
sonally making the acquaintance OF the
leaders of the party most opposed to the
completion of the Panama canal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
ODD USES FOR MEMS HATS
A Receptacle for Tobacco, an Aviary
and an Icebox.

From Tit Bits.
Many Londoners will remember q. ven
cradle man who. a year or so back, used
to walk the streets veal ring q large hat. on
the ribbon of which was written a Scrip
ture text The late f.. P. WhippIe. the
American lecturer and essayist, used to
tell of parson of his acquaintance who
every Saturday was wont to apprise his
parishoners of the following days sermon
by walking abroad In white hat on which
was printed the text he had chosen.
An eccentric Liverpudian has converted
his top hat into a perfect smokers yade-
mecum nhe inside is most ingeniously
supplied with an invention of his own so
constructed that 1t will contain a dozen
cigars. a packet of cigarettes tobacco
pipes. cigar holder and matches There
Is, of course. the drawback of weight,
while on one occasion the matches acci
dentally ignited, to the geneleman's con-
sternation and the utter amazement of the
pystanders. who thought to behold a gen.
uine case Of spontaneous combustion.
Spontaneous combustion, by the way was
the terror that haunted Norfolk GENTLE
man, who, to guard against such an even
tuality. had his hat supplied with a small
tank which. on string being pulled, would
empty Its contents over his person On
more than one occasion. on his being seized
with panic, was his invention put into
operation until, on his developing further
and not such harmless eccentricitfes he
was removed to an asylum
Equally inventive was a certain Munich
doctor, who. holding that an equable heat
was necessary for the brain, caused to be
constructed on the top of his hat small
metal chamber, to contain ice In the sum-
mer and hot water in the winter. A small
thermometer projecting through the side Of
the headgear enabled its wearer to ascer-
tain the interior temperature.
Although II could not vie In size with the
hat OF Mr.. Quangie Wangle Quee, which Is
immortalized in one Of Edmund Lears nom
fowls of the air, that worn by Viennese
eccentric, which was constructed In the
form. OF a miniature avfary holding some
dozen small birds. was assuredly out OF
the common. With this covering on his
head he used to walk the streets UNTIL his
presence causing obstruction to the traf-
flc. his perambulations were interdicted by
the authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
THE CARE OF OLD TREES.
Wood Ashes and Bonedust a Tonic
When Ivy is Injurious.

FROM the Baltimore Sun
Some valuable information regarding the
care and treatment of old shade trees is
given by N. f. Flitton, superintendent of
the Clifton district of the park system and
one of the most prominent horticultursts
in the state
When nature has reached the limit of
time at which she can send the invigorat-
ing sap over large surface a surgical
operation has become a necessity for pro-
longing the life of the tree" he said THE
head must be shortened to within the line
to which the sap can easily reach. The ap-
plication of stimulants will not accomplish
this.
after the branches are shortened I'm.
however. little persuader in the shape of
bonedust and wood ashes, the one in the
autumn and the other in the spring, would
act as an excellent tonic. Please kindly
bear In mind that there are many grand
old trees now passed into state of de-
crepitude that would have thrived for a
good many years had the proper attention
been given them at the right time. Dead
wood Is load that no tree can carry with
moved.
why is 1t necessary to put bonedust in
holes and scatter ashes on the surface?
The bone is needed there, and 1t is not
desirable that 1t should be carried off by
rains or melting SHOWS. Scatter soil on the
surface after the bone Is put on and rub 1t
into the holes with the back Of wooden
rake. Scatter a good coat Of Canada hard
wood, unleached ashes in the spring It
viii leach down and will not wash away
How far to extend?
Take a line and tie 1t loosely around the
tree so that 1t will turn on 1t, having one
free end. Describe circle six or eight
feet from the bole of tree, lengthen the line
a foot for each circle and continue to If
teen or eighteen feet from the tree Make
holes about four inches deep and about a
foot apart on each circle Put about gill
In each hole By counting you will find
that there are several hundred, and you
will readily ascertain the quantity required.
Incidentally, If you have some aged fruit
trees which are not bearing satisfactory
fruit or not carrying to maturity what they
do bear, they will respond to the treatment
recommended for forest trees.
THE planting of so-called English Ivy to
climb on young, healthy trees is not to be
commended On the health Of old trees
having rough, thick bark ivy has no ap-
preciable effect when the growth Is con-
fined to the body of the tree. Any climber
permitted to ramble out over the branches
is a positive injury to health. Ivy Is not a
parasite. as many suppose. but derives it's
sustenance from the EARTH You may il
the trees have passed their usefulness per-
NIT the ivy to grow as it pleases. If the
trees have some vigor yet do not permit
the ivy to grow, except on the body and
the bases of the large branches. and no in
jury to the tree will result"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
The 400.
the Trenton On. j. Gazette.

From the Trenton On. j. Gazette.
Pop" said Tommy. what do the news
papers mean when they say "a member
of the the 4O0f'
They refer. Tommy, to certain society
men and women who think they are better
than anybody else. and that's about all the
thinking they do
Did ever see one of 'em, pop?"
I don't know, Tommy; but you can east
ly tell one II you happen to run across it,
''How?"
IF It's in a street car, II talks SO loudly
that You can't hear the roar of the wheels
If It's on a street corner, it laughs SO
boisterously that the policeman wakes UP
and walks away
IF It's in a church, the pIumes In its hat
hide the preacher.
IF It's at a party, the most of It's clothes
are in the dressing room.
If It's in an automobile, dodge it. If you
are quick enough, and come home to mann
ma alive.
If It's walking on the sidewalk. it usual
Iy strides along as II it was taking the
street home with it.
II It's In store, you can stand outside
and hear 1t give its orders.
If It's IN theater, you can tell by the
stony stare in its face that the actors are
doing good and intelligent work.
II it's In a railway station In full dress
you'll wonder why the locomotive doesn't
jump the track and take to the woods.
You can't miss IL. Tommy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25

Used by Italians and Taken to Be
Eaten by Winners.

From the New York Tribune
An American passing Thomas Jefferson
Park recently was struck with the actions
of group of Italians standing in the mid
die OF the park They were doing some
thing unusual to his eyes. One OF them
shouted .'Gambai' which the spectator was
informed afterward meant ..Legsr' or In
the American vernacular. Down front!'
The group scattered a little. A disk sew
eral inches thick. foot or more in diam
eter and a dirty shade of yellow in color
rolled across the pebbled ground from its
center. The heavy disk ploughed its way
for several rods toward q set mark. II fell
over on its side several feet short of the
mark. One OF the men marked the spot at
which its journey ended. and the cheese,
for such the disk proved to be, was carried
back to the group. A second man took it
up. much as he would bowling ball, and.
shouting "Gambaf' at grimy italian
youngster who had run toward the mark
which the last roller had attained. he threw
It forward on its edge. He beat the first
roller by several inches. The others In turn
rolled the cheese. some sending 1t beyond,
some falling short. The man who had
rolled the cheese nearest to the mark tucked
the disk. now somewhat grimy from much
trundling over the ground Of the park. UNI
der his arm and walked away with 1t.
The spectator. much interested, talked
with one of the Italians who could speak
English with some degree of intelligence.
md found that they had been playing one
OF several games which are played with
cheeses in southern Italy. Each Of them
had paid the piper after the fashion In
Italy by contributing to the purchase price
OF the cheese. with the understanding that
he who won should have 1t as his reward.
Eating cheese after it has done service
as a road roller has no terrors for the
southern Italian.
This son of southern Italy explained that
at the cuccagna. or time killer" as his
compatriots aptly term an afternoon of
sports. the formaggio, or cheese, is fire.
quently found on the sporting field. At the
fiesta della Madonna, or the Feast of the
Madonna. in Abruzzi. Calabria, which has
so lately been turned into land of mourn
Ing by the earthquakes and storms, and at
Puglie, 1t is no unusual thing to see man
diligently trying to shin up grease be-
smeared pole While some might think that
the two caciocavalli stuck on top were not
sufficient reward for soaking ones clothes
with grease, the Italian does not hesitate
On this account to undertake the task of
reaching the small cheeses. The cacioca-
Nailo is small cheese, shaped somewhat
light an fncandescent electric light globe
The Italians Use this cheese in another
game, which develops the biceps. They
throw it with all the might and main of
the man who jumped into a bramble bush
Each thrower endeaevors to surpass the
throw of the others. with the hope of Sc
curing the cheese after all have tested their
ability. The 'mellowed' cheese Is borne
on by the winner to be eaten. For him. in
more senses than one. 1t has seasoning
which no new cheese could have.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
Military Postage Stamps.

From the Chicago Journal.
The latest new postage stamps are de-
cided novelty. Issued in Italy. they are re-
served for ranking the correspondence of
the non-commlssioned officers and men OF
the italian army. There are different
stamps for various corps and regiments. and
consequently large number of designs.
For instance. on the stamp assigned to one
regiment Is the portrait OF its colonel, on
another representation OF a court-martial
and on others views of the cities where
particular corps are stationed. while on the
stamp specially reserved for the Bersaglieri
appear a few notes OF music-those OF the
first bar of their famous refrain. None of
these stamps will be offered for sale by the
authorities. nor should they be sold by sol
oilers. and collectors will doubtless expe-
rience some difficulty In obtaining unused
specimens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
Prices Always Rising.

AS collectors are increasing annually, es-
pecially In the public schools, and prices
and takings are always rising, the traffic
generally must be considered to be in
very fiourishing condition.
But one does not wonder at this when It
is stated that many wealthy collectors
spend from Ell 600 to G10,O00 a year on their
hobby, and that one-M. Philippe la Reno
there of Paris, the greatest collector in the
worfd-has spent 100000 since 1870 His
stamps are worth nearly 100000 and his
annual expenditure with one firm alone
averages from $4,000 to 24,00O. He en-
ploys two secretaries, one to look after his
stamps and the other the postcards, enye-
lopes and wrappers.
H. ]. Duveen of New York has a collection
valued at ESo,O00. w. B. Avery of Biz
mingham owns stamps worth 100000. M
p. Castle, vice president of the Philatelic
Society, sold his stamps five years ago for
100000. and several American collectors
have stamps worth from 100000 to eco 600
In Russia the most important collector is
Mr.. +. Breitfuss of st. Petersburg who has
been collecting for forty-five years. and is
said to possess the third finest collection in
the world. Italy's most famous collector is
Prince Doria Pamphilt. and phiiatelic place
or honor In Germany is occupied by Herr
Martin Schroeder. the Leipsic merchant.
The Earl Of Crawford and Balcarres Is
an example OF collector who, once smit-
ten with the fascination of stamps has
pursued the hobby with such keenness that
IN a very few years he has become DOG
sessed or one of the most MAGNIFICENT col
iections Of its kind In the world. He start
ed collecting comparatively recently. spe-
ci,ahzing on the stamps OF the British en-
pire and the United States and the Italia n
states. and his remarkable collection Is all
the more interesting from the fact that IT IS
based on historical lines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
DIR. Miles NerVine

DIR. Miles Nervine cures by building up the
nervous system and destroying the germs which
poison the blood. IL taken when FIRST symptoms
appear is almost preventative.
81 suffered several weeks with Grip, and moth
ing took seemed 10 benefit me. l suffered almost
death until tried DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine
From the first day felt better. 1t relieved my
misery and pain, and gave me appetite, and
In few days had fully recovered. MRS. GEO.
b. HALL. l49 Lee St. Jackson. Tenn.
The first bottle will benefit; II not, the druggist
Will return your money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
PLENTY MAKES A FAMINE.
Railroads Cannot Handle the Amount
Of Traffic Offered Them.


From the New York Evening Mail.
The present situation Of the railroad busi-
ness is comparable to the case of farmer
who has raised big crops, but who has to
take them to market in wheelbarrow in
stead of in wagons drawn by horses. That
this Is scarcely an exaggerated estimate is
proved by the facts that the New York
Central Railroad has daily call for from
1900 to 5000 more freight cars than 1t can
supply, and that In the week ended No
yember II this great road. with glut of
wheat at Buffalo demanding transportation
to this city, was able to bring only four
carloads of grain here over its own proper
hnes!
Such are the results of the car famine
One western railroad with headquarters at
Chicago reports that there Is not moment
nowadays when 1t could not use q thousand
more cars than 1t has, IL 1t possessed them.
The managers say that they have given up
trying to handle the business that is Of
fered them.
But why, the reader may ask do not
the railroads keep and run enough care
to carry their traffic? The answer to this
question is fwofold. In the first place the
country has been caught by tremendous
business. which greatly exceeds the capac-
ity of the normally profitable car arrange
ment. In the second place. more than 200.-
COO new cars have been ordered this year,
and the shops simply cannot turn them out
fast enough.
Normally, there is the problem of the
return freight to be dealt with in the mat
ter. million cars. all going east with
cargoes of grain. but returning empty,
would not afford profit to the railroad ex-
cept at high rate. But Just now not a
car goes empty either way. There Is bust
ness enough for all.
Though this congestion is decidedly in
convenient and Is driving shippers and
railroad men frantic 1t has its very reas-
surfing side. 1t is the Immediate expression
of an abundance which will soon make IT.
self felt In every home. The shout for
more cars which follows the traffic man
ayers over the telephone to their very beds
Il really paean of prosperity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
YOU'LL KNOW

when you get the grip. but you won't know how 1t
happened-no does.
You won't care. You will be too miserable. But
you viii be intensely interested in how to get rid
Of It,
How to stop those cold chills from chasing up
and down the spine, the incessant pains in the
limbs and back. nausea coughing ITS sneezing,
discharge from the eyes and nose, muscular pains
and that brain racking headache.
The best treatment known for this dreadful at
hfPtion IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
New Chaplain at West Point.

The President has directed the appoints
ment of Rev Edward s. Trayers, now
assistant minister In Trinity Church. Bos.
ton, as chaplain at the Military Academy,
to succeed the present chaplain, Rev
Herbert Shipman. who has rendered HIS
resignation. which has been accepted to
take effect December I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25

A seven-year-old boy named Herbert Fry
was picked up by the fender OF a car on
the 9th street line near the intersection of
g. street this morning. He was given q
free ride. but was not injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25

The Sunday Star,
Including the Magazine Section.
- Hail. s.. So ! xear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-19
OTHER MARkETs-BY TELEGRAPH.

Chicsgo oct 1s-CATTIE- 2+OoO heaa:
ma ret best frm 1t higher: ott@rs $40" t Ss a.
h@eves So 65dS8 10: stockers and teeaers 1%S
cows and heers 81 50qS4 10; bulls $3.50 -, ood
s39S5 M calves S2dST so HOGS-Recelpts 800
Tarke active and unchanged; shipping ana sieIe 20
as 5Tia mixed heavy packing - e1ISS 80 lhl
= S0@Ss 10; pigs and roughs. $2aS3 10 sHtiEp-Re
ceips 81 head: market active ana Eih' sep' @OS
81 IS warnings SB1SG ~ lambs. S4g$' 20, -, -,
Cincnnati oct 1s-HOGS steady; outcheTs ana snip
pers SIS 4O$5 a.: common s. S5 20 CAIILtS strong y
fair to good shippers SO eGqS4 10 common $19ST 20
SHEEP dull and weak S3aS5. LANES strong S2gSt .,
au prime steers 50 5GaS5 10; shipping steers 81 100
IS az: butchers $3.50 heifers. 50 25qS4 90 COW
Sc 50S4; bulls 81 25a$3 So sookers and feeders $50
81 10 VAIS-Recepts 100 head: active ana 29c hlshe
"a BO0s0 IfOGS-Receipts 1890 head falrly actEe 9g
1oc higher: heavy and mixed s. 6OS5 @ Workers. g SS4
s. 60 pigs IS 6OgS5 So roughs 81 5$i 90 stays % QUO
a %: diaries and Erassers S. 25$5 30 SHEEP AND
Receipts head; active sheen strong; lambs
CI5c higher s. 76apS7 yearlings. s. 1886 20 weth
ers s. 25dS5 30 ewes $jgS5 20; sheep mixed - Dug
IS 20; Canadian lambs 81 4UdSI 60 ooo,,
Kansas CITY Oct s-CATTLE-Recepts. Io,oOV heao,
Including 100 SouhernH: market steady TO strong choce
export and dressed So 5g$d; ialr TO goou say
So Western steers 50 sSi so stookers ana ieeoe
So 5Od$4 % Southern 50 4G$4 5O southern C%a
81 75a$2 So native I5a$a % native heifeTs 81 %
GS5 bulls s2a$3 calves, 50 6otse % e. a..
l3 head market steady 20 shade lover top 81 oo'
bulk Of sales 81 l5S5 221s heavy s. lSg$o 800 packers
So I5Gsa % pigs and lights S5gSo 22,s re
ceiDts 600 head. market strong; native amps 30 Dog
81 30; Western lambs IS 50fS' So reg ts2S 5E
ngs S4GpS6 Is clipped bearings q
Western clipped sheep S4gSo; soeAe's anu is' - "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-19
CASH QUOTATIONS..
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New-YoTk. OCTOBER IS. 1875.
rorFFF-The recent widening Of the differences be-
vsn near and months attracted support FOR
near positions against Of late months, and there
yss considerable switching IN to-days market. which
more and stea6ier owing the smaller
.oinr1e az actual liquidation. The opening steady
~ unchanged prices in line with European cables. which
than response the local losses OF the
rrevtous Gay. During the early session prices lost
r4isl points but later rallied the market closed
sssty unchanged TO points higher. Sales were
reported OF 1900 bags, including the exchanges The
seemed show little change Receipts
a. primary points continued fairly liberal and far for
IRE October have exceeded those Of last
when movement very light. by about 1s4 900
fsrx For the far Brazilian receipts still
esS an hays those 10 coo goo bag crop
~ however that the present moderate bulgs
ire movement necessarily argument against
.hs recently adopted small views There was no
from Brazil concerning the coming crop
fut the Brazilian exchange Lied lower. now
Standing LED. OF the primary markets Rio 80 refs
Santos unchanged Havse closed Z q Il
frsne lower and Hamburg al pig lower. The
-rsTke. for spot coffee quiet quotations the
bssis az alec Rio No 7.
TIE prices in tho local market to-day
m follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-19
Between 36th and 37th SITS.

49, M Northern iTsc FLOUR. patents, 81 %
S5 secoad patents I0$i 500 rst clears - lO9SS Soi
s,.ro,G clears So IULt$1 BRAN in bulk. Sl1 30.
philadelphia oct 1S.-WHEAT steady: eoatract greda
October S3GS3l3c CORN arm but cuiI' OStoost oe7s1
5er 0ATS steady. No white, natural. 34G3451c; No
blts clipped 81 ! G35c BUTTER nrrn; Western
crcTnery Die nearby prints 24c. EGGS firm. lq
higher nearby. fresh loss on. Csc nearby ssh 2ie a.
mari. Western, fresh 24c. mark CHEESE dnlll
New-York full cream fancy. 12c: do choice, lsl1 40
do good 1lgl1<c Reeeipts-Flour. l,4Oo e2tss
500 200 70 IN sacks. wheat. 1900 bush; corn lO.oN
hush. cats 5000 Shipments-Wheat 5000 buaht
corn IS. Geo bush. oats, 1900 bush.
St Louis. oct is.-Close-WHEAT-Eo red. cash
Sc 3SSize. December sS4c May SGssc No hard SD
SIC CORN-No . cash. 800; December S2Scs May
42&c OATS-No 2 cash. 2sc: No white. 29isc.
Toledo Oct 1s-CLOVERSEED. cash. IS 12H; Octo.
Der December and January. IS Is AISIkEs pTin 81 81
TIMOTHY. prime. 81 s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-19
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

OCTOBER 10 tie+
Tcivers taking hoI1 OF S'9to
BEANS AND but stock is being pressed tsr
marrow only freely as heretofore ana me }t So Choice
at 81 t steady 81 10 old ARE are Fdney are on
with sales al iet some old yellow eye haS9
citsed ut 81 soqS r We quote BEANS Iha ,aSne
1908 choice Per p do iD04 choice. 81 65gf$ y. @
So do l 81 56as 60 req ki s ina s' Caiifsrna
yellow eye li Ti PEAS scotch per puS"' .
81 ,,.sints to-day. l. IA PKESs ~ fresh table
business fair ana much better than heTst4i.v essred
butter are ct and Obliged 70 m fancy creamery on
stock IN the ~ 92d 22Isc geIetlIis nWard There
the su dtber grades ranging 4i0Ni
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-19
NAVAL STORES.

market was reported for spirits urpentine with
tho asked for machine made bbls. Rostn was some
what hrmer with common to good strained quoted at
S4G$4 10, moderate The undertone for
steady. with prices unchanged ana based
So so for oil bbs. We quote:
SPIRITS TURPENTINEs oil ana machine ools' il8
Tic asked
TAR. SIS 80. -.
81 rs: F. $5G$5 10: G. So O5gS5 10; r. S. 11gS5 90 l.
s. 20; K, s. 30 NJ IS 40: IS A. w G, So 7oG$5 S.
and W W, S6QS6 10.
Spirits turpentine, bbs. 200
Savannah Oct 1S-TURPDNTINE firm, 6S1ac; re-
oepts. 707 bbls RosIN firm; sales 2O6o bols receipts
1.713 bbls; shipments. bbs Quoted: 4, Il. e -;
.. 40; $435; s. 70; G. 81 70; H. 8 50; = 3d.
New-Oreans. Oct 18.-Receipts-R 13S bbls;
london. Oct i Is oCT1SI1RPENr1NE-s sos lOhd
ROSIN-American strained. los Sd: fine lbs.