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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
English Inn Signs.
From London p. T. o.

From London p. T. o.
One Of the last stopping places of the
London and Weymouth coach was at
little Dorset village, whose principal hos
telry was known as the ASS Head. SO
good were the refreshments, SO obliging
the host ana SO reasonable the charges
that the inn did thriving trade and was
we'll spoken Of throughout the district.
In one Of George HIS visits to wey.
mouth the royal party stayed at this inn
and had lunch. This was very crafty
ing to the loyal host. who Immediately
took down his original signboard and
erected a full-length painting of the
king in its place. Henceforth the inn
should be known as the Royal George.
The proprietor Of the rival hosiery in the
village purchased the ASS Head sign
for few shillings and had 1t placed
over the door Of his house. Now 1t so
happened that the coachman and guard
of the Weymouth coach had been changed
on the day this alteration of the sign
boards took place. and they We're both
strangers to the district, but their instruc-
tons had been to stop at the ASS Head.
and, seeing the sign on the rival house.
they pulled up there. This much an
noyed the original owner. who. foresee-
ing that his pocket might suffer for his
loyalty, Immediately had nailed to the
bottom of the painting OF King George q
board with these words in large letterS:
This is the original ASST"
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The American Woman.
ON the New York World.

From the New York World.
The pride Of the American woman. II
she gives ear to criticism, is In danger OF
suffering fall. Henry James repeats his
old charge that her speech is slovenly.
Prof ]. Lawre0ce Laughlin Of Chicago
University comments on her slouchiness
in dress Henry James derides her
tongueless slobber or snarl or whine as
both vulgar and offensive. Prof Laughlin
denounces her glide and wriggle on the
streets and on the stage as both undignl-
fed and ungraceful.
This is brutal The American woman
has been reared on flattery as her peculiar
birthright From mother to daughter she
inherits the admiration of the men Of her
own country and Is not disdainful OF the
of foreigners who pass under
her SWAY She may sometimes gable or
chatter or chew gum, she may sometimes
stare and pose and talk too loud. but II is
the American way and that justifes 1t.
She is the American woman, and no crit
les need apply.
After all, the census proves that there
are several millions of the American
woman often she varies. Mr.. James and
Prof Laughlin each poss bly, are 40
uuainted with a few score of her varie-
ties. Some other millions of American
men know still other millions of varieties
and on the whole they are not backward
IN selecting some particular one for pref
erence The mistake that Mr. James and
Prof. Laughlin make is in assuming that
so many kinds OF the American woman
are alike in their slovenliness of speech
and slouchiness In dress when with all
her faults and her graces. by the wisdom
of Providence, some kind usually happens
to suit exactly some kind OF man who
considers his own judgment better than
that of any other kind of man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
News Of Falls Church, Va.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, October II, 1907.
Falls Church Lodge, No. II, Odd Eel
lows, was visited by large delegation Of
members of Harmony Lodge. No. g. of
Washington at it's meeting last Thursday
evening. The visitors were received with
the honors Of the order by DIR. George B.
Fadeley. The initiatory degree of the Or
der was exemplified by the team of Har-
mony Lodge. at the conclusion Of which a
social session was held, an address Of well
come made by Mr.. M. e. Church and re-
sponded to by Mr.. Samuel Jenkins of Har-
mony Lodge. Refreshments were served
At recent special meeting OF the town
council ]. r. Mcdaniel who had been sus-
pended by Mayor Erwin from his posi-
ton as town sergeant, was reinstated.
Rev. Hugh Mccormick. who was pastor
Of the Baptist Church here twenty five
years ago. was a visitor this week.
Mr. E. T. Fenwick and family have
moved to Washington for the winter. Mrs.
Martha Donaldson will occupy the resi-
dence of Mr.. Fenwick
DIR. George r. Mankin is in Richmond
this week attending the annual session Of
the State Pharmaceutical Association, Of
which he Is a member.
The graded public school of the town
was visited this week by Messrs Maphis
and Payne of the state board Of education
Mayor Erwin has issued an order to the
town clerk prohibiting him from giving
out for publication any information con-
corning the business transacted at the
meetings Of the town council.
Mrs. z. j. Northrup. who has been alb
sent for month visiting relatives in Yer
mont and New York, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. @. w. Drummer ceie-
brated the fifty-fifth anniversary of their
wedding last Monday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McKeag Of Belfast,
Ireland. and Mrs. McKeag of New York
are the guests of Mrs. Dudley.
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The Longfellow House.
From the Kennebec Journal.

FTOW lue henOeDeC JOURNAL
No attendant at the old Wadsworth-
Longfelow house but realizes that the
fame of Longfellow's old home in
Portland Is now worldwide. Few there
are of houses Of its character in which
the people of the world take more inter-
est. People go year after year to see it
and speak loud in its praise. 1t has sure
ly become that for which Portland is
noted most with travellers. and our peo-
pie are becoming proud Of 1t. The IL
brary Of the Maine Historical Society has
become most popular with our visitors.
and many visit it every day. They are
astonished at what they find on exhibit
ton without price The patronage Of the
house for the past week was large. The
admissions numbered 100. which were 81
more than the corresponding week last
year. The total this season has reached
2. 203. This is PSI more than last year for
the same time. This is beyond expecta-
lions. Besides most Of the states and
Canada, visitors during the past week
have registered from Hupah, China, Nor
way, England. Barbados and Bogota,
Republic Of Colombia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
BUREAUS TO Be COMBINED
CENSUS AND STATISTICS UNDER
ONE MANAGEMENT.
Proposition Of Secretary Stratus In
Hands Of . Committee-Pur-
pose to Be Served.

Hearings are being held at the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor to gather
evidence which will aid In deciding the
advisability Of combining tho bureau OF
statistics with the bureau Of the census
Secretary Straus appointed q committee
September 20 with this end in view. In
forming the members that It was his
project to combine the two bureaus. IL It
was deemed wise, in order to make the
statistics better and more accurate, and
to obtain the same results at less expense
The Secretary pointed out that IN the
act Of organization the department was
giyen the right to remodel its internal
and that the bureau Of statistics was at
that time removed from the Treasury to
the new department..
The committee consists of Lawrence o.
Murray. assistant secretary Of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, chair
man: S. N. D. North, director Of the CEN
sus; Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner
of corporations; Charles P. Neill, COM
missioner Of labor: Oscar P. Austin, chief
of the bureau of statistics. and Prof. H.
Parker Willis of George Washington Uni
versity.
Testimony Gathered.
These gentlemen took testimony
Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday of this
week. and will continue until sufficient
evidence is gathered on which to base
Judgment. Associated with them on the
committee are P-of E. r. A. Seligman of
Columbia University and Prof. ]. W.
jerks of Cornell University, to whom
stenographc reports of the testimony will
be sent. These two and Prof. Willis gave
their time and services to the committee
without recompense.
Testimony has thus far been received
from the following: Archibald Blue, chief
of the bureau of the census of the de-
partment of agriculture, Ottawa, Canada;
w. S Rossiter. chief clerk of the bureau
Of the census; DR.. Max West, bureau Of
corporations; l. N Rubinow, librarian Of
the bureau of statistics: w. J. Fowler,
chief of the organization division of the
Treasury Department; ]. A. Hill and VIII
liam M. Steuart of the bureau of the CEN
sus, and Morris Jacobsen Of the bureau
of statistics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
TALK ABOUT PIANO PRICES

values now marked way down to
SI85, SI9s, S2Io.
Included in this stock are pianos
of the following makes, which are.
OF course, used or secondhand:
Steinway, hnabe, Bradbury, Haz-
elton, Heinekamp, Harrington,
bayer, Sherwood. Cote. Brewster,
Marshall & Wendell, Chickering,
Mendelssolln, Price & Teeple,
Clinton, and many others, and
think of it-priced for SIS, SIS,
SOS, $IIo, SI2o and upward.
Square pianos of various makes
tor $40 upward.
Organs as low as S..
One small upright piano for
SIS.
You people who want pianos or
who will want them in the near flu
ture get started in the direction
of the w. +. Frederick Music Co.
Warerooms, 1928 + street. Come
before the best have been picked
off, for the wise ones will be here
early Monday morning.
This sale will not be stretched
out. Just as quickly as possible
the pianos will be closed out, and
no duplicates can be had.
Positively no pianos will be
held for any one. The piano you
select must be taken, or some
other buyer will get it.
REMEMBER-Monday Octo-
Der IA. at 9 o'clock. w. F. FRED
ERlCk MUSIC CO., D. G. Pfeif-
ter, manager, 1928 F street.
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Beer Saloons for Women.
m the Philadelphia Bulletin.

when I was in Berlin" said a clergy
man. II had enough curiosity to visit one
of the peculiar saloons for women that
they have there. The place interested
me. and I am bound to say that it was
decently conducted.
Berlin is the only city in the world
that has those institutions. In our coun-
try, where the women are nearly all tee
totalers. we don't need them. In Eng
land they need them because English
women Of the lower classes enter the pub
lie houses and lean against the bar to sip
their beer with as much nonchalance as
their husbands.
twenty-five females were gathered. They
looked poor but respectable. Some were
smoklng-cigarettes and cigars-some read
the papers. and in a corner a little group
argued noisily over an article in q FASH
ion magazine, much as men argue in
their own saloons over politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
THE SHORT OF 1T.
Samples Of London Genius in Avoid
ing Long Words.


The streets Of London have been dotted
lately with handsome new. red-painted
motor cabs. which ply for hire at the re-
duced rate of eightpence mile. They
are fitted with taxameters and have
promptly been called ''taxicabs."
London has a queer strain Of humor in
the matter of naming Its public modes of
transit. The Central London railway
whose uniform fares are twopence, the
first Of the tube lines, was no sooner
opened for traffic than some genius
named it the ''tuppeny tube" Then came
the Baker street and Waterloo under
ground. which no one dreams of calling
by any other name than the "Bakerloo."
The new Brompton and Piccadilly line
Is known as THE Piccadilly," and the
Thames steamboats, are known as the
"khakis." The Troeadero restaurant is
generally dubbed the "Troc," the Cri-
terion is the Grip (and no suburban
youth would think of showing his ig-
norance Of the West End by giving it its
full name.)
For years the st. James restaurant.
which was the center of all human activ-
tty. SO far as the gilded youth about
town is concerned, was called "Jimmy's;"
and now that 1t has been swept away
to make room for the new hotel of the
same name the ardent young men Of the
town are already talking of the glorious
times they will have when "Jimmy's"
opens its doors again.
The new motor cabs have. as aforesaid,
been christened the "taxicabs," and the
horse drivers are wild with rage at their
success. They have sounded the death
knell of the old-time crawlers, which,
aside from being slow and not alto
gether safe, have not been too cheap;
though l do not suppose Americans who
use them here on their summer holidays
will agree with me on that point The
one thing that Visitors from your side
delight in is to sit in hanson cab by
the hour and drive aimlessly about. be-
cause 1T Is so cheap
OF course, 1t Is cheap when compared
with the prices that the road pirates
charge in American towns. but even there
the shillings mount up into pounds after
few hours. The 'taxfcab' is altering
the matter good deal. The only diff
Guilty from the public point of view, how
ever, is that the eightpenny fare is awk-
ward. because there is no coin of the
denomination OF eightpence. and the pub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
ORE VESSEL WRECKED
CREW OF THE CYPRESS LOST
SAVE ONE MAN.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, October
12.-The steel steamer Cypress. owned by
the Lackawanna Transportation Com
pany, and on her second trip down the
lakes with a cargo of ore, was wrecked
last night in Lake Superior, off Deer
Park. which is about thirty miles from
Grand Marais, and all Of the crew of
twenty-five, excepting the second mate,
was lost. He was washed ashore near
Deer Park dashed to life raft and barely
alive. He is in a critical condition and
thus far has been able to tell only that
the steamer was the Cypress and that he
is the sole survivor. He is being given
careful medical attention in the hope that
his life can be saved He has suffered
terribly from cold and exposure in addi-
ton to the battering of the waves. Two
bodies have also washed ashore at Deer
Park
Was a New Boat.
The Cypress was a new boat 40 feet
long, with a capacity of 7.4O0 tons. She
had made but one trip to the head Of the
lakes and was bound down on her second
trip. It is believed here that the ma
chtnery Of the Cypress must have met
with an accident. as the northwest storm
last night was not severe enough to
be received here until the second mate
revives sufficiently from his terrible ex-
perience to talk. A careful patrol of the
beach Is being made by the life-saving
crew in the search for bodies.
News of the steamer Cypress disaster
on Lake Superior was telegraphed to the
life-saving service here today In the fol-
lowing official report from the Deer Park
station:
''Ste amer Cypress ore laden, foundered
7:45 18th instant, eighteen miles north of
second mate reached shore on life raft,
one-haH mile east of station; two bodies
found, first mate and Waterman"
Partial Death List.
The last pay roll of the steamer Cypress
was aboard the boat and probably was
lost. This alone can give the names of
the members of the crew. according to
the officials Of the Lackawanna Trans
portation Company. The September pay
roll gives very little information, as
there are usually many changes on lake
vessels between trips. especially among
the firemen and deckhands.
The captain of the boat was F. B.
Huyck of Sheridan, N. Y.
First mate, John Smith, Cleveland.
Second mate, C. ]. Pitt.
Engineer, J. J. Norcross, Tonawanda,
N. Y.
Cooks, W. M. Dundon and wife.
These are the names of all who are
known to have been aboard the boat.
The Cypress was loaded with iron ore,
bound for Buffalo. She left Superior
Wis, at o'clock Thursday morning.
The officials of the Lackawanna Trans
tails of the wreck other than told in the
press DISPATCHES.
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all Housecleanin6 Of W.T.. Frederick Music
Co. Offers the Greatest Opportunity Of the
Year to Get a Fine Piano at Zero Prices
Astonishing Values Sale Starts Monday
Morning at 9 O'Clock Sharp -ChiCkering
SteinTay, Knabe, Fischer, Hardman and
Other Makes, $50, $50, $95 and Upward.

This Fall Housecleaning Sale
means the selling off quickly of a
lot of pianos which cannot be
classed as brand-new. Most of
them, however, are virtually new,
never having been sold. They are
pianos of the celebrated makes
mostly, which have been rented,
sold and taken back, consigned
among the many country deal
ers working under the Frederick
system, now returned in shop
worn condition. Some pianos
have been SCARED and scratched !;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
An Actors Ten Commandments

An Actors Ten Commandments.
From Leslie's Weekly.
Seldom have we heard anything more
sensible than the advice given in the
Ten Stage Commandments Of Francis
Wilson to all who are looking forward
to appearing behind the footlights as
amusers of the public. Those who know
Francis Wilson and those who work with
him are vouchers for the fact that years
ago he adopted these commandments for
home use. and that he can. therefore.
recommend them as a practical means
of smoothing the path toward the middle
Of the stage:
Act on the stage. not of.
Be modest in speech and bearing.
Speak English, not tenderloin.
Be earnest
Be prudent in saving. The period Of
the average actors earning power Is
brief
Know a great deal about your profess
sion and as much as you can about every
thing else.
Don't accept success as too personal.
Hamlets and Juliets have come and gone,
but plays go on forever
Don't ascrfbe failure to bad luck
Luck" as Lowell says, rs the preroga-
tive. the reward OF valiant souls"
So be valiant andIucky.
Be true to your art, and, above all be
true TO yourselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Selling Bananas by Weight.

From the Kennebec Journal.
After this when one goes into some Of
the fruit and grocery stores Of Portland
to purchase bananas 1t will not be correct
to say. "rll have a dozen bananas" or
two dozen. as the case might be. The
correct way OF putting in the order will
be to say: 'I'n have a pound or two"
This change in the manner OF measuring
the sale has lately come in vogue among
few Of Portland's retailers, and It ID
said that 1t will spread to them all
Within the last six weeks many Of the
wholesale houses have been selling ba-
nanas to the retailers by weight and they
In turn are disposing Of them to the con-
sumers in the same manner. On account
OF the varied size Of the popular fruit the
dealers say that 1t Is q much easier way
to purchase them, and by this method
they are able to a greater degree of GER
taInty to regulate their profit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

a few are badly marked, but most
of them show very little evidence
of any handling.
astonishing" is the word to
describe the values. Think of
buying fine Chickering upright
Of latest design as low as $3.50, or
a $500 Hardman upright for $345.
Then think of getting one Of
those celebrated Fischer pianos,
a $3.50 style, almost fresh from
the factory, in this sale for only
S325. A lot of splendid uprights
OF the 5000, $325, $3.50 to $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Among the Worlds Tongues.

Before the zap" language is forgotten
1t may be noted that there Is q closer
parallel to 1t than the "howg dog yong
dog" gibberish. This is the Language
of Ziph." which De Quincy learned as a
boy from a DR.. Mapleton, whose three
sons had acquired 1t at Winchester. Fifty
years later De Quincy conversed in It
this Language" which was impaired to
new boys at Winchester for q fee of half
a guinea, was the repetition of the vowel
sound Of every syllable. with inserted.
Thus. Shall we go away in an hour?'
became 'Shagall wege go agawagay igm
agan fougour?" Hotten points out that
this language was described In a work
by Bishop Wilkins Of Chester, published
by order of the Royal Society, in 1888,
and seems to have been quite an old de-
vice in his time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Yellow Jackets Fruit Pest.

TACOMA Cor. F0ftlHnd OreZ0nIdu.
Yellow Jackets are proving great pest
to fruit growers this year In the territory
tributary to Tacoma. They first attacked
red raspberries in a ravenous way, and
then as the numbers increased they be-
gan devouring blackberries. Now they
are working on apples and plums. One
man said he counted nine yellow jackets
on a single plum. It has been suggested
by some that the absence Of flowers dur
ing dry seasons compels the yellow jack
cts to seek their material for food supply
In fruit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
WINTER WRAPS NEEDED.
Decided Change In the Weather Pre-
dicted for Tomorrow.

Winter wraps will be in order tomor-
row. according to Prof. Garriott. official
forecaster of the weather bureau. With
a temperature fourteen degrees below the
freezing point In North and South Da-
kota, the cool wave is said to be ex-
tending this way. and heavy frost Is pre-
dicted for Washington and vicinity to-
night and early tomorrow morning. To-
morrow will be cool and fair, 1t was
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
Building Permits Issued.

Inspector Ashford issued the following
building permits today:
To Harry Wardman six two-story brick
dwellings, at sol to 3211 14th street north
west: estimated to cost $4,000. Archi-
tect. A. H. Beers: builder. H. Wardman.
To r. /. Carr. one two-story brick
dwelling at SAT Upshur street northwest;
estimated to cost, s., 500. Architect. g.,
speiden: builder. c. CLANCY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12

lie is so used to shillings that the drivers
are benefiting undeservedly
They are. In consequence, becoming
high handed in their manner and refuse
to take passengers unless they are as
sured or strong puor boire. almost rep
resenting In size the amount of the actual
fare. There is a law against this form
OF oppression, but the public is generally
tim1d and does not like to take strong
measures for stopping the imposition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
A Conspicuous Figure.

One of the conspicuous figures at the
general convention IS Right Rev. John
n. Mccormick. bishop coadjutor OF west
ern Michigan. He is q graduate of the
Johns Hopkins University. and was at
ons time shining light In the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. For some years
he was the pastor Of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church South. on Madison ave-
nue.. Baltimore. Bishop Mccormick Is a
strong preacher and popular and effect
i've worker among men. He delivered the
anniversary address at the recent conven-
49, Of the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
-Ntrgton
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1907-07-22
DELINQUENT TAX LIST

To the following named person and
all owners or claimants to the person
al property and real estate and the
improvements thereon, or improve
ments when assessed separately, here
matter described known or unknown.
o. A. F. GILBERT, and the following
described property:
The E. "a it. of lots 1 and 4, and
E. "a it. of N. " of lots B. Pier
son & G's Div. Owelling) $500 90
The N. E. "a of N. E. "a Sec. 10,
T. Is. r. 20, E. save and ecept
6 6-10 acres owned and claimed by
H. 3. NJ. and Mrs. Stone dwelling
and 81 acres) ......... $500 w
Furniture, 500, cow $25 ..$l25 90
Total valuation ........... $50 0O
Total tax now due ....... IL ~
10 per cent. delinquent. 80. 1 81
advertising ......,...".... 2 W
/. I!Otdi ..........:.. :....@ 10 %
:. You. are hereby notified that the
tax upon your property for the veal
i19O6 is now delinquent. and you are
further notified that unless said taxes