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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
BUILT ON ToMBSToNES.
Demolished House In Ancient Green
witch Excites Antiquarians.
From the New York Tribune.

fTpU Tue NeN 1ork Tribune.
Another touch OF the old and mysterious
was given to Greenwich village yesterday
afternoon. when gang OF laborers. clear
ing away the underpnning OF thehouse that
stood for nigh century at Leroy and
Hudson streets. found fragments OF prob
ably thirty tombstones among the rocks OF
the northern foundation wall News OF
the discovery ran like quicksilver through
this district, where everybody seems to be
an antiquarian. at least in intent, and soon
the excavation was surrounded by an ex-
cited throng of villagers While they waited
for the thrill OF seeing a body exhumed
they delved into the history OF the neighbor-
mood. No bodies were found, but any num-
Der of legends were dug up. by all OF which
II appeared that this house was the pulse
and brain OF the old ninth In the DAYS
between the fall OF Tweed and the advent
OF Croker.
After 1t had all been thrashed out and
the chafr of mere conjecture blown away
II appeared that the on.y plausible eNplana-
ton was that the tombstcues once marked
the graves OF dead New Workers In ST
Johns cemetery. which was removed five
years ago to make way for what is now
st. Lukes Park. dagonaIly across Hud-
son street from the demolished house
But the stones We're imbedded In the
foundation wall more than half a century
ago. 1t was on this fact that all stumbled
but j. r. Reed of 81 Morton street, who is
ninety-four years old. and who has lived
for sixty years in the Village, He remem-
bered that when he was a boy. back In the
early part of the last century Hudson street
had been cut through ana a strip taken on
the north side of the cemetery Ii was
then, probably, that the tombstones were
picked up by some enterprlsing builder and
used In the foundation construction
The stones themselves told little enough
cast up In heap of rubbish by a gang of
ltal!an laborers who were more occupied
In earning their pay than with local annals.
fhese battered memorials OF the dead were
or marble and brownstone, mostly broken
into fragments or utterly defaced. A frac-
tured marble. the largest of all. lay on top
OF the heap. and was used as a couch by a
meager black kitten that mewed plaIntively
when pulled off by a villager. The inscrip-
ton that remained was:
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scULPToR's AFRICAN FAD.
Herbert Ward Uses Negro Models and
Has a Collection of Negro Art Work.

From the New York Sun.
Herbert Ward. the English sculptor. who
has his studio in Paris, devotes himself
chiefly to modelling negro men and women.
He has made statues from African natives
of every race, from Dahomey 10 the Sudan
and from the Congo to Zululand.
Besides, he has formed collection Of art
works produced by negroes. Some he has
acquired himself In his travels in Africa;
many have been given to him by explorers,
notably by Stanley, whom he once accom-
panied part of the way one of his At
rican expeditions.
A feature of the collection is the iron
work, chiefly weapons. There are lance
heads, arrows battleaxes and stars with
at enemies. The forms of all the weapons
are artistic. They are beautifully modelled
on sharp-p ointed leaves and grasses, the
beaks OF birds and the claws of animals.
So closely are the outlines followed that
the sculptor says a person acquainted with
the Nora and fauna OF the country can
name the pattern on which each blade was
outlined. The daggers are usually shaped
like the lotus leaf
Another curious object Is the African
drum found with many tribes. 1t is hol-
lowed out of a log, the two ends being pre-
served. and its popularity Is that il gives
out different tones. according to the place
where il Is struck. There are also iron
castanets, which are capable of producing
deafening rattle.
Then there the articles CT adornment-
male and female-nose and earrings OF
copper, iron and even precious metals;
bracelets, necklaces and anklets of human
teeth strung like beads. War trumpets are
made from elephants tusks more or less
fancifully carved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
USED BIBLE AS CIPHER.
Verse From Solomon Told Of Mar
riage Engagement.

From the New York Press.
When she left her home in the small
town to come to New York to take up a
special course of study. her pet sister was
fast reaching the crisis of a love affair.
The pet sister was a most winsome young
lady. and had long kept goodly train of
suitors assigning. Was this affair to be
the grand affair? The older sister hoped
SO, for she liked the young man cordially
thought he was just the sort to make a
proper brother-in-law.
But the weeks passed and not a bit of
definite news about the progress Of the at
fair did the older sister receive in her city
boarding house. She became anxious.
Louise, she thought, must not go on reck-
lessly trifling in such important matters
Then one night about 10 O'Clock, Just as
she was going to bed, came a telegram.
The servant brought it up. The older sister
was country girl enough to be thorough
ly frightened by the pale manila, black
linked envelope. How omnous it looked
At length she gathered courage to open il.
This is what she read:
Solomon six three. LOUISE"
Solomon six three! Whatever in the
world! Oh, why, yes. stupid, it of course
meant the Song of Solomon, sixth chapter,
third verse. But-and her cheeks flushed
with shame-she had no Bible!
There was a great Scurrying about the
boarding house to find a copy of the sacrc.l
BOOK The girls were routed out in vain.
On all sides the cry arose, Who's got
Bible?' Just think of the sister trying to
sleep that night without knowing what
that verse was! 1t would have been just
| like woman to lie down to pleasant
dreams, content to know that she could
satisfy her curiosity in the mornng-not!
The landlady, good soul, came to the res
cue. She was no heathen She had
Bible. Up to her room with it flew the Sis
ter and shut the door Such turning over
of pages by eager, nervous fingers. Solo
| mon six three. She found it, and then she
cried "Hurrahr' and laughed for the
verse was:
Il am my beloved's. and my beloved IS
mine"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

A peculiar pathos attaches to the statue
Trenton, N. ]. Roebling was one of the
first engineers to demonstrate in large
bridges the practicability of the suspension
principle. Before his time engineers had
refused to admit that big rivers could with
safety be spanned in this way.
Roebing first built a bridge at Cincin-
natl, and the complete success of this en-
courage the New York authorities to make
a similar experiment for the bridge then
contemplated to connect the metropolis
with Brooklyn. Enormous difficulties were
involved in the project, and even today,
after the passing of two decades, the
Brooklyn bridge is still admitted by engi-
neers 10 be a marvel. besides being one Of
the most graceful structures of the kind
in existence.
Roebling was personally experimenting
the construction of the first span when, in
an accident caused by the carelessness of
some workman, he was fatally injured
and never saw the completion of the dream
of his ambition. His son, Washington A.
Roebling, carried the bridge to finish
Trenton depends largely on the big
Roeblng plant, and the memory of the
founder is much revered. The price of
the statue, which is by William Copper of
New York. was raised by popular subscrip-
ton. Twenty-Five thousand dollars is the
sum-
Canton, Ohio, the home of Mckinley, is
soon to have statue to the martyred
President.
While this activity in memorials goes on
none can say in the United States that re-
oublics are ungrateful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Abuse of the Horse.
From the Outing Magazine


Is the stall always sweet and well-venti-
lated-not at the rear. or in the passage
way land in cool weather.. but at the head
and In the hottest nights of summer and
at (say) o'clock Of a sitting July morn
ing? You don't know? Well. why don't
you? And are you fit to have horse IL
you don't? Is the surcingle always COM
fortably loose, or is II, as usual, drawn as
tight as an average husky groom can
draw it ito keep the blankets In place!
Now If it is tight when the animal IL
standing up, 1t is far more so when he is
lying down, and if you have horse whom
your man says sleeps standing up just
go personally and give him two or three
holes in the surcingle for a few nights
C'unbeknownst' to your employe), ana
then inquire again. This carelessness Is
universal and hideously cruel. 1t bruises
the ridge and back, prevents rest and
sleep, and is indefensible upon any pre-
text for a breast girth, or any or the
blankets with straps sewn on, Will Keep
The covering in place and allow the SUI
ferer-for he is nothing else-to rest in
peace. While you are about 1t, just meas
ure his haltershank and see If he can lie
down. Many horse is purposely tied too
short to save the groom trouble In cleaning
him; also see IL the nose band Of the halter
is loose enough so that he can chew com
fortably; that the throatlash is not too
tight; that the crownpece and browband
are not harsh-edged leather which will
rasp and irritate his ears. and then offer
him a pail of water-or two probably-and
see if James has not, as usual, LETT MN
about half cared for to get along until
daylight the best way he can. Again.
find out if he is afraid of the dark-many
horses are-and If he is a might kicker
be sure that he does thus dread the de-
parture of daylight, and leave an artificial
light. dim or bright, but, at all events,
enough to allay his paroxysms of terror
Ninety stall kickers in the hundred will
abandon the practice forthwith if light Is
left in the stable. The expense Is small.
the cure almost certain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
1t is an excellent likeness of the Inflated

1t is an excellent likeness of the Inflated
fighter.
Just as Bagley was the first prominent
victim of the brief conflict with the Span
iards, so Gen. Lawton, who was killed in
the war with the Filpinos which grew out
of the trouble with Spain, was the last
distinguished victim of the period of con-
fict.
Indianapolis delegated to itself the honor
of properly paying tribute to the memory
of this grim old hero of three wars, who
fell AS the victim OF a Filipino sharp
was thought that the last tribute of blood
had been paid.
The Lawtoa statue is the work of An
drew O'Connor, who profited by the advice
of the American sculptor, Daniel c. French.
1t was modelled in New York and sent to
Paris to be cast in bronze. At the Paris
Salon of 1908 the figure was so generally
acclaimed that it won second medal. a
rare tribute from a critical jury, especially
when awarded to q foreigner.
President Roosevelt, always a great ad-
mirer of Gen. Lawton, gladly accepted the
honor of being present at the unwilling of
the statue last Decoration day, and deliv-
cred a powerful address, which is still being
discussed all over the country. The wife
| Of Gen. Lawton and her three daughters,
now of Louisville, KY, were present James
Whitcomb Riley read his touching poem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Feeding the Fishes.

From the Outing Magazine.
II young fishes are removed for safety
to smaller ponds where they may exhaust
the natural food supply, 1t will be neces-
sary to feed them. II they are put in small
nursery ponds where they are crowded,
feeding is imperative. The principal natural
food of fishes is fish which should be per-
fectly fresh. For young fishes it must be
cut and boned then rubbed through a fine
wire screen. Fresh meat or liver must be
prepared in the same way. For the de-
tails respecting the feeding of young fishes
the reader is referred to the manual OF
fish culture, some other work on the
subject.
Adult fishes kept in restricted quarters
will also require feeding. They may be
fed largely on live minnows. Among the
fish foods used at the New York Aquarium
are live minnows, live shrlmps, chopped
fish. beef, liver and clans.
IL is a mistake TO suppose that fishes do
NOT require an abundance of food. They
may live without 1t, but cannot grow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06

Remember. youth" interpreted the an.
Gent Mr.. Reed. stroking his white hair and
gazing at the stone Remember. youth as
you pass by, as you are now so once was l.
Poor little chap. or poor little girl, perhaps!
And the stone was hidden there under the
old saloon and political council chamber"
The only other large slab was evidently
in memory of a German clergyman. OF the
name only johann Chi" remained An
other broken line was Doctor der Theolo--."
Others were "Spraene-" and "Lutherischen
Ge-." Last of all was 80 und seit 23."
Some outsider who probably hailed from
the unregenerate East Side tried to make
a joke of this last, but the elderly man
siienced him with look The date 1890
was on a piece of marble, while names that
could be deciphered We're Pierce. Moore and
GaSSnof
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Skunks.

From the Outing Magazine.
The trade of the skunk hunter is one OF
The few occupations of the present that Is
not overcrowded. Nor is it likely to be.
The animal bears a bad name and Is
stunned among men for reasons which bor-
der on the supernatural. No fire-breathing
dragon was ever gifted by popular superstl-
ticn with more terror-inspirinS powers or
defense than this little pariah of the will
derness Indeed, with due regard to the
itness of Inc appellation, one may term
The skunk the Mephistopheles OF the four
.egged world And devil chasers are as
scarce nowadays they were in the days
of legend.
The average farmer will drive miles out
of his way to avoid a close encounter with
the "varmnt." not only because he fears
its effective means of defense, but more be-
cause tradition has endowed the animal
with powers of almost preternatural mag
nitude. and, In the absence of proof to the
contrary tradition keeps the whip hand
over common sense. Superstition was ever
hard to overturn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
TELEPHONE GIRLS OF MANILA.
Position Sought by Members Of Aristo-
cratic Families.
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
Manila telephone subscribers feel that
though living in what the average Amer
lean believes to be a semi barbaTous land,
the rest of the world has edge on them
in being served by comeiy maidens as hello
girls The Filipino telephone operator
comes from the best families of her land
and takes her work more seriously than
her fair-skinned lister of the occident She
has her servant, who is also her chaperon
to accompany her TO the office, carrying her
lunch, and who calls to chaperon her back
to the security Of her home when the gong
rings OIL her days work.
The Spanish custom OF never permitting
an unmarried woman above the age Of
twelve years to leave the portals OF her
casa unaCcompanied still prevails with botn
SpdAIdrus and FlNpInOs of the better class,
and their employment telephone opera
tors permits no relaxation of the WatchIul
care.
The fact that the field of labor, aside from
domestic service. for the Filipino SRI IS SO
limited makes employment in this line
especially desirable ana much sought aieer
by the daughters of the well-to-do FiIpl.os
hence to be a hello girl in the Ph.iip-
pines is an honor carrying with II prestige
ana entry into the best society.
To serve as central in Manila girl
must speak and understand English, SPAN
ish and Tagaiog, and some OF them possess
a working knowledge of Chinese japanese
anu other oriental tongues.
TIE chief operator-an American woman
OF the recently established Manila line
states that the Filipino girls employed as
operators are very apt and intelligent and
are rapidly developing a most satisfactory
service They receive, as beginners. SAL
airy of 20 pesos (SlJ) per month, which Is
increased twice that amount on their be-
coming proficient.
As tne word hurry Is unknown IN the
far east. so likewise 1t Is often necessary
for an impa tient subscriber to curb has
temper when telephoning. But the tones or
the dulcet voiced operator, "Dhe lyme ees
beesee senor" soothes him to patience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Memory Of the Sagebrush.


Some time during the present year the
government of the United States will begin
the expenditure of $3Jo.OoO upon an irriga-
ton system upon lands north of Pocatello,
Idaho. an immense tract which In years
when immigrants struggled across 1t with
OK teams toward lands Of then greater
promise was given over to sagebrush and
bunchgrass, the coyote and the prairie dog.
Within two years at most the sagebrush
will have disappeared from this tract and
IN Its place will appear the plebeian cab
bage, the succulent young onion. t1e sac
charine beet, the palatable potato. the use
ful alfalfa and the fragrant hay. Before
this transformation Is accomplished 1t
would be well for Pocatello to hold grand
fiesta In honor of the sage, attire herself
in wreaths of the plant, festoon her homes
and public highways with sprigs and bou-
lucts of sage, thus heaping homage upon
The altar of a goddess who is about TO be
deposed. but who is worthy Of all honor
for past greatness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
TO DRESS AND POSE.
Preliminaries for a Natural-Looking
Photograph.

When one considers in what a stiff and
self-conscious way one usually sits for a
photograph 1t is not strange that the pic
ture is frequently unsatisfactory. Photogra-
ply nowadays is carried to such an art
that the most exquisite effects may be gain
ed and the most commonplace type of Wom
an look like poets dream. This is charm
ing, in sense, but not altogether salts
factory from the likeness point of view, and
it is the photograph that might be sent to
stranger to convey an idea of ones real
looks which one wishes to attain.
No matter how skillful the photographer
is he cannot do this unless aided by the
sitter, and it should be the effort of every
woman before camera TO be responsive
to the demands upon her. If she is this
she will look natural and pleasant with
out being told to do it, and will avoid the
frozen smile that ruins more than one pic
ture.
To put into precise words what this re-
sponsiveness consists of is trife difficult
but intelligence has much to do with it,
and a sincere desire to get the effect the
photographer is aiming for. If a woman is
thinking of helping the operator she will
forget herself in a great measure, and the
greatest difficulty of Self-conSciouSnesS has
been overcome.
To pose like tragedy or comedy queen
before a camera is bound to be unsatiS-
factory in the end, and it is a mistake to
dress uncommonly or eXtravagantly for a
picture. For such coStuming detractS from
the familiar characteristics of the sitter,
and again the picture is spoiled. If wom-
an will remember that a photographer
knows much more about the business than
she does, and that ii is for the credit of his
reputation that he shall turn out the best
possible results. she may be more willing to
90 and dress as he tells her than to follow
her own ideas.
One of the best photographers in this
country has gone back to Paris after work
ing year in New York.
II am hurting myself here" she said in
explanation. Il have more sttings booked
| than l could get through in six months
| but, ye gods, the objects! They know Sc
much more about the work than | do. One
| woman. for example, came to me yesterday
| bringing a French evening frock that she
| insisted upon wearing. 1t was smart anC
| expensive, but it was about as much suited
! to her individual style as it would have beer
1 TO a heather Chinese. II she had taken a
| soft, simple gown with straight lines she
| would have been charming, and 1 coult
| have turned out an artistic picture. AS i
| was, she refused any but the robe she ha(
| Drought and l obliged to do eigh
| pictures of that making her look sight
| each going out signed with my name.
| can't afford that"
| Don't, If you are short and stout, ask thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
Branded as a Deserter.
From the London Standard

An army pension has just been granted
to ]. Tomlin of Nottingham, who is now
eighty-one, and his medals, granted fol-
Sevastopol, have been replaced.
1t seems that he was invalided home
from the Crimea and granted months
furlough. While enjoying his rest he was
stricken with typhoid fever, but, being I'M
able to read or write. did not acquant the
officers of his regiment with his misfortune
or ask a friend to do so. The consequence
was that when his furlough expired he was
posted a deserter, and while on his way
to rejoin was arrested.
At Aldershot he was tried by court-mar-
tial and sentenced to be branded with the
letter I'd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-06
PICTURES OF SLEUTHS.
Criminals Who Snapshot Detectives
Uses OF the Photographs.

From Pearson's Weekly.
Have you ever noticed-to use an Irish
ism-that you hardly ever notice the por-
traits of Scotland Yard detectives in the
illustrated papers until they are either re-
tired or are just about to retire?
Did you, for instance, know how Detec-
tive Inspector Walsh looked prior to his
quitting his service the other day, or were
you familiar with Chief Inspector Arrows
features until he accepted, a month or two
ago, the post of chief of police at BARGE
Iona?
If you think carefully over these two
questions you will have to confess to your
self that you are unable to answer either
of them in the affirmative, the reason be-
ing that neither of the officers mentioned
was ever previously photographed for pub
LEGATION. This is one of the many unwrit-
ten laws of Scotland Yard.
Nevertheless there is hardly a detective
In London who has not been photographed
over and over again, for the simple reason
that there is in existence a class OF men
who make a speciality of snapshotting po-
lice officers, with a view to selling the por-
| traits so obtained to professional criminals.
Such photographs are, for obvious rea-
sons, greatly sought after. Certain detec-
tiveS make speciality of certain lines of
crime. One, for example, deals with coin
ers, another with anarchists and unde-
! sirab!e aliens generally, and SO on. All
really high-clasS criminals also specials
| IN crime. There you have the thing in a
nutshell For professional coiner to be
| familiar with the features of the man who
| is on the lookout for him is, from his poin,
| of view. eminently desirable
| And he usually is familiar with them
| thanks to the snapshotters, themselves for
| the most part criminals or ex-criminais. Ir
| fact. one notorious counterfeiter arrested
/ the other day by clever ruse was found
| 10 be in possession not only of the photo
| graphs OF the men who arrested him. bui
| of carefully tabulated written descriptions
| OF them into the bargain.