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Another Artificial Silk.

Special Cabesram to The Star.
LONDON, December 4.-Accordfng to an
American now in London the silkworm has
been beaten at his own business, for by a
new invention it is claimed that artificial
silk can be made cheaper than rags.
Artificial silk so soft and glossy that it
will deceive even experts when woven has
for some time past been made from viscose,
which is obtained from cotton and certain
kinds of wood pulp. 1t has now been found
possible, 1t Is claimed, by special process
to get cellulose ian earlier stage of the
same SubStance) from the cotton seeds
husks, formerly thrown away or given to
the cattle for food.
The new process has been patented and
Mr. Strong of the Cotton Oil and Fiber
Company of Norfolk Va, who is now in
London. told a reporter of the possibilities
of the discovery.
Commercially, this new method Of get
ting cellalose is of the utmost Importance"
he said. "Cellulose Is the foundation not
only of artificial silk, but of gun cotton
smokeless powder, celluloid and vulcanized
fiber, SO 1t has been of the greatest moment
to discover the cheapest and the best way
Of obtaining it,
For twenty years experiments have been
In progress, and at last it has been possible
to separate the cotton seed mechanically
from the 'fus.' or the outer husk. This part
was formerly so much waste and was
thrown away.
Now by our process the substance is
placed in a conical shaped receptacle and
under pressure is forced through a multi
tude of holes into preparation of chemi-
Gals. The hair-like threads are thus formed
and are wound like silk on glass reels.
THE resulting artificial silk threads are
stronger than hairs and have the appear
ance and property of real silk"
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CHRISTMAS EXERCISES.
Program Tonight at the New York
Avenue PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Arrangements have been made for the
Christmas festival OF the Sunday school OF
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
to be held in the church this evening at
$50 O'Clock The children will take part
in many of the exercises. and the program
will close with a cantata
Following is the program:
Chorus, The Guiding Star; responsive
Scripture reading; recitation of welcome,
Miss Rosetta Brice; invocation; song by prt-
mary department Song Of the Wind: recita-
ton, Sing Song of Sixpence Howard Som
crvell; antfphonal chorus. o Star OF Joy That
Brightly shone; recitation, Evelyn Jones:
two-part chorus. Send the Tidings: recita-
ton, What l Would Say to Santa Claus.
Robert Morris; song by primary depart
ment. Whirlfng, Whirling; address by pas
tor Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, DID,; chorus
Good Tidings to the World; cantata. Santa's
Substitute-Act I, chorus, Sing, Captive Ju-
dab: act 2. concluding with arrival OF
Santa Claus with his pack. Characters in
cantata taken by Helen Bovee Gladys Gull
bertson, Caroline Dailee. Adelaide Danen-
hover, Elizabeth Hubbard, Margaret lar
ner. Eleanor Moses. Evelyn Newcomb. Elsa
Raner, Dorothy Schaaf, Florence Thiele,
Katherine Tonge, Agnes Trowbridge Ethel
Trowbridge, Gertrude Wiber, Mary Will
hanson, Robin Young, Warren Baker,
Thomas Billingsley, Harry Byers, William
Danenhower. Edwin Hubbard, Anthony
Janus. Norman Lynch. William Paxton,
Charles Stott, Chauncy Winsted.
The program committee consisted of Mrs
II. c. Johnson. Miss Jeanette Baker Miss
Junfata Lusk. Music committee-Mr Pau,
w. Fishbaugh. Miss Florence Keen, Mrs.
Edward Tarring.
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leaf clusters of II along the lengths Of
the ribbon. Each ribbon band terminates
In sprays, but not as many should be used
as are caught in with the first bow.
Another use of the same decoration Is to
have two star shapes put together OF
strips OF very narrow and thin wood.
Cover these with the holly. One frame
must be considerably larger than the other.
Inc smaller must be proportioned to fit
such dolly as would be used for the CEN
terpiece of the table in question and the
larger star is laid outside of this one. From
the points of the inner star arched strips,
holly covered like the others, curve to q
point above the center of the star and
from this junction a crimson clipped paper
bell hangs. number of these bells. only
smaller Ones are suspended In regular ar.
rangement along each arch.
A simple and less expensive centerpiece
IN red and green Is made by using smilax
and any red berry on small wire frame.
Hun a thick wire into the air for ten
inches from small wooden block. into
which 1t Is fastened. Make a small loop
OF 1t at the upper end. Through this hang
another wire, which shall support two
circles Of wire, several inches apart, about
the main support. Last of all wind the
whole with smilaX and catch in the bcr-
RES The result is more than pleasing.
Little red gauze stockings make an in
teresting trimming for the cloth used on
children's Christmas party table Bor-
der the cloth with two rows of them. Tho
last reaches just 10 the hem of IL, and IL
vertical position and at even distances
apart. Attach a tiny brass sleigh bell to
the heel and the toe OF each one A small
space above arrange band of the stock
lngs set on in twos and place toe TO toe
These arc not put on vertically, but at an
angle, so as to leave a V-shaped space
between the two. The following couple Is
set so close to the former one that the
top OF the legs of this join the top of the
legs or the first and following sets. Sew n
Deii TO the top of the leg OF each stocking
in this row.
Use req candles wreathed with green on
the table, and let the centerpiece be n red
and green basket filed with red white and
green candies Have the basket drawn by
small toy reindeer in red ribbon harness
Little boxes for nut meats may be made
Dy handing together four heads OF Santa
'iaus cur from four Christmas cards that
are all alike, and have on them heads suf-
ilcentiy large for the purpose. For n
pretty attraction TO lay at each plate 4
notched leaf. with rather thick stem sun
porting three berries in cluster can be
cut out of cookie dough and colored with
green. red and brown frostings to repre-
sent a bit OF holly.
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MoSELY SCHOOL TOUR.
Differences Between English and
American Methods.
Ial Cablegram to The Star

Special Cablesran to The Star.
LONDON, December 22-The question Of
whether the American system OF primary
education Is superior to the British is a
question that 500 teachers from Great Brit
ain will pass judgment upon during the
next four months. When 1t was announced
that Mr.. Alfred Mosely was arranging for
a visit of the kind it was Immediately as
sumed by some of the American educators
that the English people had awakened to IL
sense of their own deficiencies and that
they were sending their teachers to Canada
and the United States for the purpose Of
learning how to educate the youth of their
own land. Doubts are beginning to creep
in, however. 1t is recalled that the English
system was found lacking at several points
by the Mosely commission. but that the
American system was also lacking in many
points-perhaps even more vital. For in
stance, it was recalled that the preponder-
ance of women teachers in the American
schools brought about the charge that they
made American boys effeminate. Then the
fact pointed out that the American
schools showed no musical training worth
mentioning. and other points of weakness
and defect soon became known to the edu-
Gators of both countries. In the matter of
secondary schools, several of the most eX-
perienced teachers, both English and Ameri-
can, have pointed out that the Americans
are far behind the English in applying the
tests of knowledge and training OF which
are possessed at the end of given term Of
school years. 1t is claimed that American
boys when they go to the universities make
a deplorably poor showing in familiarity
with the classics in the thorough knowl-
edge of the mathematics in which English
boys are carefully drilled. And 1t Is claim
ed by educational experts that the fault
lies not wholly with the secondary schools.
The elective system and the lax require
ments of the universities are in a large
part responsible 1t 10 believed.
Mr. Mosely says that it was never his
idea that detailed comparisons should be
Instituted to the detriment of either the
English or the American systems, but in Il
large way he thinks that 1t would be an
excellent thing for the British teachers to
enlarge their experiences and to see for
themselves the difference which exists in
conditions. However. since comparisons
have been instituted. he says that he does
feel that some of the provisions OF the
American system can be copied with good
effect On the other hand, certain condi-
lions which appear to work well In the
United States would, he believes. not work
at all In England. In this connection he
Instances the system of coeducation which
prevails with few exceptions throughout
the entire system of the Americans The
relations of the sexes, he says, are different
In England because OF the numerical su-
periority of women and of the traditions
and accepted ideas which would make 1t
extremely unwise to attempt to cultivate the
coeducational idea on English soil.
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NEWS OF KENSINGTON.
Observance of Christmas Holiday
General and Personal.


Special Correspondence Of The Star.
KENSINGTON, Md, December a. 1905.
Christmas will be observed in the War
ner Memorial Presbyterian Church, Rev.
DR.. Henry Runner, pastor, on Sunday morn
ing next at the IL clock service.
The pastor will preach a sermon appro-
pirate to the occasion, and the music.
under the direction of Mrs. j. Harry Cum
bingham, organist, will be of high order.
The following Is the program: Glory to
God In the Highest, by E. L. Ashford,
with solos for soprano and tenor; Arise,
Shine! by H. W. Porter, with solo for
soprano; TIE Angels Song, by F.. w.
Farrar, with soprano solo, chorus for wom-
ems voices and chorus for mems voices.
The personnel of the choir is as follows:
Sopranos, Mrs. James B. Cook, Mrs. Henry
Stringer, Mrs. ]. B. Bronson and Miss Amy
Blanche Polkinhorn, and Mrs. George Mica
elson; tenors, Messrs. James B. Norman,
Herbert Wright and Hughes; bassos,
Messrs. Harry c. Armstrong and James G,
Townsend.
The Sunday school exercises will take
place Friday evening. There will be num-
Der of musical selections and a cantata
The regular monthly meeting of the town
council, usually held the last Monday even
ing of the month, will be postponed, owing
to the fact that the date falls this year on
New Year eve.
Owing to the very unsatisfactory system
of street lighting for the town, Mayor
Eckhardt is experimenting with new lamps
which If satisfactory, will, 1t is expected,
Raymond Moore, son of Edgar w. Moore,
member of the town council, who recently
underwent an operation for appendicitis is
confined to his home with pneumonia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
XMAS DECORATION.
Artistic Arrangement for a Dinner
Table,

Perhaps not every one will want to
discard holly when dressing the Christmas
table, even though it Is hackneyed. but II
a most beautiful and unusual decoration
is desired nothing will more fully meet
these requirements than a combination Of
russet-tinted green grapes and mistletoe.
Buy large, perfect punches and arrange
as a centerpiece on a silver dish. Invisibly
fasten the largest clusters to a chandelier
over the table, II there Is one. and Irvine
the mistletoe there also. Only one who has
seen the grapes and berry so used can
realize how richly handsome this decora-
ton is. If flowers are wanted on the
table the best accompaniment to this Pc
culiar color scheme Is mignonette and
white lilies in natural grass baskets. The
latter will repeat the green and brown
tones.
Holly is pretty used with pale green rib
bons. Beginning at one corner of a square
table or at a similar point on an oval one.
lay down fat, graceful bow Of the rib
bon and draw three radiations OF RIB
bon out from beneath 1t. The central one
will pass directly to the opposite corner
and the other two can be spaced to suit
the decorators taste. Fasten sprays of
holly in with the bow and sew small
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KILLED IN sELF-DEFENsE.
Novel Plea Of Man Who Shot Bear
Out of Season.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, December 24-Da-
vid B. Kyler was the defendant in court
on a charge Of killing bear near Bakers
Summit, Bedford county, out of season.
W. A. Flanagan, special game warden of
Bedford county, was the prosecutor Fin
nagan testified that kyler admitted that
he killed the bear on March 20 last after
tracking it a mile through the snow. He
shot it twice with a shotgun and finished
it with pine knot Kyler denied this, tes-
tifying that he was equipped to shoot foxes
and not a bear. He said:
IT did not track the bear and had no
idea there was bear in the neighborhood.
The bear came right at me with a plunge.
I shot twice, but that did not stop it.
then dubbed 1t with pine knot, and with
the help of the dogs managed to kill it.
1t was a nip and tuck tussie between me
and the bear, and I did not know which
one would win.
Kyler used bird shot in killing the bear.
The jury acquitted Kyler-he to pay two
thirds OF the costs and Flanagan the re-
naming one-third. In commenting on the
law prohibiting the killing Of bear out
of season. the court charged the jury that
II bear injured q man or his property it
could legally be killed by the man.
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BY NEW PASTOR.
Sermon at Emmanuel Baptist Church
by Rev. g. E. Whitehouse.

Workers together with God" was the
subject Of the first sermon of Rev. George
Ellsworth Whitehouse. as pastor of the
Emmanuel Baptist Church, yesterday morn
ing in the temporary meeting pace of the
congregation in the hall over the post office
on Park road just west of 14th street The
hall was crowded to the doors. In the even
ing the congregation again thronged the
hall and listened to Christmas sermon on
'"Ehe Coming of the King
Mr.. Whitehouse is said to be much pleased
with Washingtes. and with his new church.
He said yesterday that he and Mrs. White
house arrived in this city last Tuesday and
had been pretty busy getting settled bur
that he had seen enough of the city to know
that it Is the nearest to the ideal he has
ever seen.
Emmanuel Church has only about seventy
members at present, but 1t is rapidly grow
ing. It is the youngest church of the de-
nomination in the city. Plans are already
on foot for the erection OF q 100000 struc-
ture on 10th street.
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HELD UP THE EMPEROR.
Franz Josef Has Unusual Adventure
at the Hofburg.
Special Cablegram TO The Star

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
BUDAPEST, December 24.-The Emperor
Franz Josef had an unusual adventure the
other day while walking in the gardens of
the Hofburg as early as o'clock in the
morning. His majesty was accosted by two
men, who pretended to be veterans of the
campaign of 1S4S. One of them asked for
the emperors pencil, with which he wrote
an order for $3.50 The emperor then signed
1t and sent servant to fetch the money.
The veterans grew nervous, however,
and suddenly bolted out of the gardens.
The emperor, who was greatly upset by
the incident, called aid-de-camp, who
secured the arrest of the two men shortly
afterward.
They proved to be well-known rogues,
aged, respectively, thirty-two and forty
seven. years. They wore false boards to
enable them to disguise themselves and to
make them look like veterans.
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TARRED AND FEATHERED.
Man Who Spoke Slightingly Of Wo
man Gets Sticky Coat.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
JOHANNESBURG, December "a. "A
young electrician living on the Rand was
recently waylaid, dragged to a quiet spot,
tarred and feathered by the friends of a
lady of whom, it was alleged, he had spoken
slightingly. His own friends were highly
indignant and called for an explanation
from one of the assailants, a man named
Sutherland The latters reply was to draw
a revolver and fire at his questioners two
Of whom he slightly wounded. He has
now been committed to trial on the charge
of the shooting.
The whole affair is now before the courts,
but the entire evidence as to the tarring
and feathering has not yet been taken. 1t
is believed that it will be of a very sensa-
tional nature, but it is doubtful whether it
will be made public. In fact, strenuous eff
forts are being made on all sides to hush
up the entire affair.
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PRAYER CARS IN INDIA.
New Railway Makes Bid for Pill
grims' Patronage.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
CALCUTTA, December 24.-"Prayer cars
will be rum Such an announcement will
probably be the most commonplace of ad-
vertisements along the line of the Hedjaz
railway, which is expected to reach Medira
in about sixteen months. The subscriptions
toward the construction of the railway dur
ing the last five years amounted to $4,000
600 and contributions by the Turkish gov
eminent to S1,5OO,OOO. of which about SILL
100000 has been spent. The main line
reached Tabouk, and the survey is now
being pushed to NADIA, in Salik. Every
to popularize the railway among the pill
grims, hence the prayer cars. Several par
ties Of guides and teachers have recently
left Medina for the main heads Of the diff
ferent land routes to Hedjaz, with the OBJ
ject of inducing the Kafilas to travel by
railway. The sultan has ordered the rail-
way authorities to carry free of charge in
digent pilgrims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
The State and Consumption

From the London Tuberculosis.
Consumption Is one OF the great sources
OF the impoverishment of the nation, and
II can be cured-we have overwhelming
proof of this The eradication Of consump-
ton by the cure of those affected and the
prevention of the spread Of the disease. ia
a matter of national Importance and Of
such magnitude that only the nation as a,
whole can cope with the problem. When
will the state, as representing the nation,
undertake this national dutyf
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The Frugal Japs.
From the Boston Globe.

A college professor. who had spent four
years at Yale and two in Berlin acquiring
his foreign education. lives with his wife at
Kyoto a city. in a rented house. having q
little garden, at a total cost of 465 yen a
year. or about 1928. This Is divided as fol-
lows. Rent, 1928: house tax, IS; servants
wages, SIS; fuel. $13; light. IS: clothes, SIS.
and food. $50. His salary is $500. and ne is
annlvine 500 a year to the debt he incurred
10 obtain his education. A people who can
CONQUER domestic problems as do the Japa-
nese find no terrors in the economic burden
of q war debt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
TO FIGHT STANDARD OIL.
Syndicate Being Formed to Exclude
Product From Europe.

Syndicate Being Formed to Exclude
Product From Europe.
Special Cableeram to The Star.
ODESSA, December pa powerful syn
dictate. backed by the Deutsch Bank and
Mendelssohn & Co., the great financiers is
being formed to fight the Standard OIL
Company and to exclude it's products from
the European markets. Members of the
French and the English Rothschild houses,
as we'll as Messrs. Nobel, are said to be in
terested in the scheme.
Additional wells are to be purchased in
the fields adjoining the Baku district and
the output of the petroleum district is beiag
constantly increased in order to effectually
displace the Standard Oil Company. One
account has it that the Standard people
have had a number of men in this district
recently to buy up number of oil wells,
but up to the present time they have utter
~ failed in their efforts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
Wills Filed for Probate.

The will of Alfred Pope, dated March 9,
1902, was filed today for probate. BY its
terms the entire estate is left to his widow,
Mrs. Hannah Pope, for life. At her death
distribution is to be made among the chill
dren. Mrs. Pope is named as executrix.
After making several monetary requests
to relatives and friends. Mrs. Mary " he
Connell by her will. dated December :
1906, and offered today for probate. devil. j
the residue Of her estate to Jay r. McCor-
nell, the son Of her late husband. Hiram
H. Martin and Goodwin Y. Alice are
named as executors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-24
Xmas Popcorn.

Without popcorn Christmas festivities
would not be complete. for 1t may be used
both as q decoration when fashioned into
ropes and festoons. or as q sweet" for
filing stockings.
AS dessert, when sweetened. 1t is most
satisfying and by the way il especially
popular this year served at meals with salt
milk.
Popcorn, by the way, Is specially popular
this year served as a sailed relish on the
table, in soups and as q cereal In milk.
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ADAM A WESCHLER, AUCTIONEER.

BASEMENT BRICK BUILDING. OCCUPIED
AS APARTMENTS, SITUATE NO. 1920
WASHINGTON CIRCLE.
By virtue OF a decree of the Supreme Court Of
the District Of Columbia, passed in Equity Cause
No. 26159. the undersigned trustee will sell at pub
He auction in front Of the premises on THURS
AID. 1906. AT HALF-PAST -FOUR O'CLOCK P.
NJ. the following described land end premises with
improvements. easements. rights ways and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging. situate in the
city OF Washington. District Of Columbia. and
known all of lot numbered twenty 600 In B. p.
d. C., subdivision Of part of square numbered
fifty -four (5l, per plat recorded In Lber No. IL.
folio :, of he records OF the office OF the surveyor
Of the District OF Columbia, subject to a deed Of
trust dated the Sd day Of June, 19O3 for seven
thousand dollars $4,000, at four and one half
at folio 70 ct seq. OF the land records Of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia
Terms of Sale: All cash for balance Of purchase
price. deposit Of two hundred dollars 5000 will
Be required Of the purchaser at the time Of sale;
all conveyancing. recording and notaral fees at
piled with within twenty days from the date Of
sale, otherwise the trustee reserves the right to
resell the property at the risk and Of the de-
faultinG purchaser after iye days advertisement In
newspaper published In the city of WASH
iDgtop, District Of Columbia.
MAURICE d. ROSENBERG, Trustee,
Jehifer building. 7th and d SITS. NV.
WOLF ROSENBERG. Attorneys. deS-d&ds. eSu
uTTHE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED ON AC-
count of the inclement weather until THURSDAY
THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER
1906, at the same hour and place.
MAURICE ID. ROSENBERG, Trustee.
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