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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19
County Day in Camp.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


WASHINGTON GROVE. Md, July IS, 1907.
combined to make the midday exceedingly
unpleasant. but with the sunset came a
freshing breeze and a drenching shower,
bringing relief.
Christ the Rock was the theme of the
forenoon service SO ably directed by Mrs.
Clifford Sparrow of North Capitol Street
Church. Mrs. E. Dewitt Huntley, who
has done much toward the success of these
meetings, gave a practical talk upon the
comprehensive scope Of the rock as por-
trayed in Holy Writ. Much regret is ex-
pressed, particularly among the county
people, not to have heard Mrs. Robert
Cohen. who for many years has been
prominent in the mothers meetings.
The night auditorium service took the
form of an old-time testimony service,
followed by appeal from Evangelist
Albert Zimmerman Rev. Page Milburn OF
Cumberland, Md, was present and gave
earnest exhortation to the unsaVed.
The Grove choir which Is furnishing the
music is composed Of choir members from
all the churches. The personnel is as fol-
lows: Sopranos, Mrs. Melville Lindsey, Mrs.
A. H. Zimmerman, Mrs Alonzo Tweedale.
Maud Lindsey, Ethel Foster, Carol Wal
ker, Mabel Campbell, Marie Knott, Irene
Landram, Faith Woodward, Myra Nc
Cathran, Sarah Osborn, Grace Walker,
dLIlC hilloS, oieoo, HhiSoSS AsOSS Ooooi 49,
Mabel Wetheral. Ruth McCathran, Marion
Wetherall. Helen Merriam and Mrs. Bell
Carpenter Henner; tenors, Prof. Percy l..
Foster, Wilson E. Walker. W. H. H. Smith,
w. H. Houghton, DR.. F. Gatchell. c. S.
Smith; bassos, Messrs. Columbus Day,
Alonzo Tweedale, Alfred Lindsey, Walter
Foster, Roy McCathran, Stuart Walker,
Melville Lindsey; leader, Rev. A. H. Zim-
norman; pianist. Miss May E. Smith;
organist Prof Foster; solosts. Mesdames
Melville Lindsey and Albert Zimmerman.
Mrs j. F. Saum and Mrs. Edwin Per-
kins of Garfield Memorial Church, Wash
ington, were among the days visitors in
camp,
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News Of Falls Church.
pecial Correspondence of The Star.


FALLS CHURCH, Va, July IL. 1907
The members Of the Baptist Church at
a meeting Wednesday night, elected w. t.
PARROT. clerk; Mrs. Geo. w. Hawxhurst'
treasurer, and Messrs. j. L. Shotwell, van
derbelt Quick and F. H. Caldwell. deacons'
Mr.. Caldwell was also elected q delegate
to the annual meeting of the Potomac Bap-
fist Association. The clerk reported 'he
membership of the church at ninety-six.
At the last meeting of Falls Church
Lodge, No. II, Of Odd Fellows, the ofhcers
for the new term were installed as foilows'
Elmer G. Wrenn, noble grand; w. N. Feb
reg, vice grand; George W HaWxhurst'
secretary; ]. H. Drummer. financial secre-
tary; W. M. Ellison treasurer; I. s. Luck
EFT. right supporter to noble grand; c. f.
Newman, left supporter to noble grand;
Peter Mabin warden; T. 0. MARI, con-
ductor; ]. H. Garretson. inner guardian;
Walter Marcy, outer guardian. The
ceremonies of installation were conducted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
=. NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

John H. Robinson, junk dealer Of 3406
M street northwest, reported to the police
OF the seventh precinct that some time be-
tween Saturday night and Monday morn
Ing, some one had entered his place of
business. by breaking the glass in the
front door, and had stolen SAIL from a
cigar box.
While riding his bicycle down 33d street
between Prospect avenue and NJ street
northwest yesterday, Policeman H. C.
Shepherd of the seventh precinct was
thrown to the ground, and received a cut
or his chin and bruises on his head, as the
result Of the lamp on the bicycle catching
In the front wheel. He went to the George
town University Hospital, where his
wounds were treated.
A meeting Of the board of directors of
the George T. Fritch & Son Company
ing, at which officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, George j. Fritch; vice
president H. F. Ash; secretary, 8. H.
Bogley; treasurer. William Reeve; attor-
ney, E. H. Bogley. This company was re-
Gently organized for the purpose of manu-
featuring brOoms and whisks, and arrange
ments have been made for the enlarge
ment of the plant which Is located on
Volta place near 33d street northwest The
directors of the company are: George Free
man, S. H. Bogley, William Reeve Will
liam Weber, ]. T. Childress, H. F. Ash and
G. T. Fritch.
Arrangements have been made for a
lawn fete to be given by the West Wash
ington Lutheran Church on the church
grounds at Wisconsin avenue and Volta
place northwest. beginning July 20. to Au
gust 1. The committee in charge consists
OF ]. s. Bergman, Mrs. H. G. Wagner,
Mrs. William Richardson, Mrs. Kunkle,
Mrs. Mamie Scribner. Mrs. ]. S. Bergman,
Mrs. George Allen and Mr.. Lester Blessing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Smoot are spend
ing several weeks at Ocean City, Md.
Miss Della Rhodes of 1884 34th street
northwest is spending a month with her
brother, Edward Rhodes, at Orangeburgh,
n. c.
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Mental and Physical Condition.

She knows everything that Is going on in
connection with the litigation now being
conducted by ex-senator William E. Chand-
Ter in behalf of her son. and holds frequent
consultations about her affairs with her
attorneys and advisers. She Is becoming
a little deaf, but her eyesight Is remark
ably good. Her mind is perfectly clear;
her appetite is normal, she sleeps seven or
eight hours in the night and takes a nap
in the middle of the day. During the re-
mainder Of the time she attends to her
official duties as the head of the Christian
Science organization, reading and dictat-
ing answers to the hundreds of letters that
come to her from all over the world, re-
suggesting plans for the extension of the
faith. She has no social life. She receives
no visitors except upon business, and they
are as few as possible The last time she
entered any house but her own she called
upon the family of Mr.. Herring, the reader
of the Christian Science Church here.
She rides out every day. rain or shine,
winter and summer, for about an hour, in
a coupe-rockaway with wide windows so
that she can see her friends in the streets
and everybody who knows her bows re-
spectfully as she passes through the prin-
cipaI streets of the city. Her drive Is so
regular that strangers who wish to see
her are advised to take their places upon
certain corners at a certain hour. because
she seldom varies more than three or four
minutes in her appearance there. August
mann, ner codcilIHdh, oii'eS pull VI
sturdy brown coach horses, and the much
discussed Calvin A. Frye, her secretary
buter-cashier-valet, always sits beside him
upon the box. Mrs. Eddy bows to people
| she recognizes and always returns the sa-
| lutes of strangers while she Is driving.
Ihls is the only exercise she takes. A
well-known physician tells me that she is
IN perfect health; that she has not been Ill
Tor forty years and that she has not tasted
a stimulant since she was sixty-seven wears
| old. This physician Is not a believer in
Christian Science. To use his own words,
ITS good thing for some people, but
don't want any of it myself. She Is no
better and no worse than any other woman
of her age and is likely to live a dozen
years longer"
Mrs. Eddy frequently writes letters with
her own hand and her penmanship is large
| bold and very firm for a woman Of her age
Mrs. Eddy's Home.
Her home, which she calls Pleasant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19
APPROACHING COMPLETION.
stonework Along the Reclaimed East
ern Brench Flats.

The riprap stonework along the Eastern
branch fats is rapidly approaching COM
pletion, and before the end of the coming
week the building of the wall about the
part of the flats to be reclaimed will be
completed and ready for the beginning Of
dredging operations. The retaining wall,
behind which the liquid mud from the bot
tom Of the Eastern branch channel will be
pumped and allowed to settle. extends from
Poplar point a short distance from the
south end of the Anacostia river bridge to
the fill made three or four years ago in
front of the grounds of the Government
Hospital for the Insane, and will add
hundred or more acres to the land on the
south bank of the Eastern branch.
In building the retaining wall much OF
the stone that came from the piers of the
old Long bridge was used, and 1t proved to
be splendid material for the work 1t is
expected that the dredging and filling OPP
erations in the Eastern branch will be
started some time in the early fall. The
plans call for the deepening and taking oub
Of the kinks in the channel to the navy
yard, and big dredging machines will be en-
ployed on the work lor several months. 1t
is eventually proposed, it is stated. to re-
claim all the Eastern branch flats and to
make productive land out of it.
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torney, states emphatically that he expects
the votes of all factions and that he is not
the candidate Of any faction or clique and
that he has not entered into any deal OF
combination of any description.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19
by District Deputy Charles N. Rauch of

by District Deputy Charles N. Rauch of
Alexandria, Va.
Master Francis Hawxhurst Jerdone, who
has been visiting his grandfather, George
W. Hawxhurst, with his aunt Miss Anna
Jerdone, returned to their home at Orange,
Va, today.
The new house of Mrs. j. T. Unverzagt
on Washington street Is nearing COM
pletion.
Mr.. VANDERBILT Quick has been appointed
postmaster Of Falls Church, vice Mr.. George
w. Hawxhurst, resigned. Mr. Quick will
enter upon the duties Of the office August
l. He has been acting as assistant since
July l.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Snoddy are in Ten
nessee visiting relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19
ACHAT WITH MRS, EDDY
No Sign of SeniIe Debility or
Mental Infirmity.
TAKES CARE OF HERSELF
Daily Ride of an Hour the Only Exer-
else She Takes.
MUCH PHYSICAL VITALITY
Shows Great Interest in the CONVEX
sion of Chinese Empress Dowager
to Christian Science.

BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19

Yesterday the body of Isaac Bossoman was
found by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
track near Swoope's Depot, Va, with the
top of his head cut off. He is supposed to
have fallen asleep by the track and while
asleep was struck by a train. He lived at
West View and is survived by widow
and several children. He was fifty-five
years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19
WATER BICYCLE.
Unique Machine Which Is Propelled
on Water Like Wheel on Land.

Among recent inventions is water
mobile, which travels on the water exactly
as an automobile travels on land. This is
what probably induced a New York man
to devise a water bicYcle which will travel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19

on water as easy as a bicycle travels on
land. AS shown in the illustration 1t close
ly resembles a bicycle, being provided with
attachments for balancing and suspending
1t In the water. The bicycle Is rendered
buoyant by attachments on both wheels
IN addltion several propellers in the form
of paddles are secured to the back wheel
the latter being operated by the usual ped
ais. which constitute the driving mechan-
ism. In the rear of the seat post is the
rudder which is operated by a handle close
to the handle bars. This machine should
provide ample sport for those who love the
water, besides being interesting and unique
to SpectatOr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-19

The South Penn OIL Company is leasing a
number of farms in the vicinity of Inde-
pendence, Preston county, w. Va, for the
purpose of developing the field for oil and
gas.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
GAY FUNERAL RITES.

Curious Ceremonies That Accompany
Cremation IN Siam.
The funerals Of young unmarried Ia
dies in Brazil are grewsomely gay, So
to speak The color of the coffin is
bright scarlet and bright scarlet too
are the hearse, the livery Of the driver.
the harness and the plumes that nod
on the heads OF the horses.
But for a gay funeral we must go to.
the cremation Of the dead in Siam.
When the body is that of prince the
proceedings are most elaborate. Gold
carriages galore abound and the pyre.
Is ultimately lighted by the king him.
self with candles which have been ig-.
nited at the sacred lamps In the tenn
pies Of his palace, which burn night
and day. The lighting Of the funeral
pyre is followed up with sports and
the lotus dance. The king promotes
the mirth by tossing lines to the peo-
pie, by whom they are eagerly fought
for, as inserted In each are current
coins Of the realm. Darkness having
at length fallen over the land, fire.
works and gay illuminations conclude
these curious funeral@rites.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
Tho Word Etiuuette.

The very high sounding word ETH.
Quette had a very humble origin, for.
etiquette meant simply q label. It re-
ceiyed It's present ignifcation from
the fact that a Scotch gardener who
laid out the grounds at Versailles for
Louis XIV. was much annoyed at the
courtiers walking over his newly made
paths and ait length had labels placed
to Indicate where they might pass. At
first these labels were not attended to,
but hint from high quarters that In
future the walks of the courtiers must
be within the setiquettes'' or labels
was promptly attended to. TO keep
within the etiquettes became the cor-
rect thing. The meaning of the phrase
was afterward widened & 5s s::
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
MAN NOT BORN 10 READ.
! That Is the Reason He ls Compelled
5E-s IA Wear Glasses. zzz33s y. ~

! That Is the Reason He ls Compelled
to Wear Glasses.
Many OF the commonest physical de-
fects of civilized man are due to an
imperfect adaptation OF his body to-
new conditions Of life. Nearsighted-
ness is an example.
g. w. Saleeby the English writer on
scientific subjects, says that all the talk
about the degeneration Of the human
rye is aundiluted nonsense. Z The truth
is that imam was not born to read"
An instrument made for seeing long.
distances is forced to accommodate it,.
self to little marks and signs on piece
of paper. Says DR.. Saleeby, The eye
which we have inherited from our an
cestors is one that is used without eft
fort at long range, merely containing
within 1t an apparatus enabling it at
the cost Of nervous and muscular eff
fort to be used at short range. !,
The general need OF glasses arises
from the necessity IN modern life Of
the use of the eyes at short distances.
II the eye were naturally focused upon
near objects the advantage, as DR..
Saleeby admits, would be great. How
ever, he continues, IL one started to
make a list OF the bodily characters Of
man which the amazing Development
Of his intelligence has rendered more
or less appropriate to his needs than
originally one would require a vol
ume.'' III
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
Tho Majority Are Right Eyed.

Most right handed persons are also
right eyed, an oculist said. OF
course they can use their left eye just
as well as! their right one. but they
think they cannot. For an instance,
III the navy or army recruiting sta
lions one Of the examinat lions consists
Of reading certain printed letters with
one eye closed. In almost every case
where the applicant Is right handed
he will close his left eye first and give
the right the preference. And when
he comes to read with his left eye
alone 1t is more difficult Now, il that
mans eyes were to be examined BY.
an expert oculist both would probably
be equally strong, but the right handed
man always does most Of his one
eyed work with his right eye Kan-
saa City Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
Tips AND TIPPING.
She Customary Exactfons ON BonrG
IS the Atlantic Liners.

She Customary ExactfOns ON BoMrsT
the Atlantic Isiners.
Do not take fright 1T what you maY
hear about excessive tips on steamers
and IN Europe They are numerous, but
need not be large. To scatter your
money wildly in tips will mark you
as Q novice All the servants will
quickly spot you, pass the word around
and fleece you. Tips vary, Of course
In accordance with the grade of steam
ers, hotels and other accommoda ions.
Il you travel In specially equipped
floating palace you must expect to pay
ct least $25 for steamer tips. On regp+
lar first class steamers, however, the
following are customary and will be
ample: Stateroom steward, $3.50; state
room stewardess, $3.50; dining room
steward. $3.50. These are obligatory.
On the cheaper first class steamers
they may be reduced to ST each and
be entirely dignifed. 1t all depends on
the boat. By talking with other pas
sengers YOU can readily learn the GUS
tomary scale for your steamer. If you
use the Bathroom regularly, pay the
bathroom steward ST.; lie less frequently
this might be cut to 25 cents a bath.
If you read books from the library.
give the steward tip varying from
81 down to 20 cents, according to grade
Of steamer and frequency Of his service
Z to you.
The deck stewards gratuity is d
4Varia HE Ql1a ntitv. he has nnnnrfI1nify
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
Cathedral's Title Chain. |


There Is one thing in particular in st.
Patrlck's cathedral in New York that
you cannot see in any other building
IN the city, if indeed In the country. It
is framed sheet Of paper hanging on
the wall Of the southern entrance that
contains the complete chain Of title Of
the property on which the ediflce
stands from the time it was first sold
until the church authorities bought it.
The only reason for Its being there So
far as any one knows Is to put a stop
to the old story that the property was
originally purchased by the church for
q dollar 10: settle this point the chain
sof title shows how much was paid for
It In the beginning, and from that
point on each change Of ownership Is
accompanied by the price it was sold
g. sSa
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
/ ROBERT {. lee.
Some Characteristics Of the Great Com
federate leader.

Some Characteristics Of the Great Com
federate Leader.
Unlike many Of tile leaders In the
BConfederacy, Robert u. Lee had no pet
theory the maintenance Of which re-
CURED him to cast his fortunes with
the SOUTH says Mrs. General Pickett
in her Personal Memoirs Of Robert
3. Lee" in Lippincott's "a soldier by
birth and training, he had belonged to
the United States too long entirely to
have developed an allegiance to the
doctrine of state rights, though long
after the war he made the statement
that had not that theory been taught
ut West Point there would have been
no secession. 1t &
Though invariably considerate to,
his subordinates, Lee could be drastic
and dictatoriaI when 1t became neces-5
sary, and IL occasion required 1t he
could outrank the presto dent Jefferson
Davis always claimed that he himself
was intended for q soldier, not q presi-
dent, and he was fond Of being under.
! fire II he could not get behind the guns.
One day he came out on the field dur
ing battle. Lee turned to him and
asked: 33
Mr.. President, am in command
here 4.
IN" Certainly, said Mr.. Davis.
e Then, sir Lee replied, 4 forbid
you to stand here under the enemy's
gums. order you OF the field
1.-THE president went
| 'One Of Lees strongest characterize
tics was the grave immobility Of his
face in times Of the greatest stress Of
feeling. Grant speaks Of It In his ac-
count Of the surrender.
Meade and Lee were old friends,
and Immediately after the surrender
Meade called on him.
!" Meade, said Lee, the years are
| telling on you too. Your hair Is get
ting quite gray
That is not the work Of years, Cen
eral Lee Meade replied. You are re
I sponsible for my gray hairs 2
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
GLASS IS PECULIAR.
lt Has Number Of Curious and Con.
Trajectory Qualities.

lt Has Number Of Curious and Con.
Trajectory Qualities.
Glass Is one of the most interesting
40 well as one Of the most peculiar
things in the world. It has curious
and contradictory qualities, and many
astonishing phenomena are connected
with II Brittle and breakable as 1t Is,
yet It exceeds almost all other bodies
IN elasticity sItas
II two glass balls are made to strike
each other at given force, the recoil,
BY virtue Of their elasticity, will be
nearly equal to their original impetus
Connected with fits brittleness are some
very singular facts. 95sif4 5ss 4.
Take hollow sphere with hole
and stop the hole with the finger, SO
as to prevent the external and internal
air from commune ting, and the
sphere win fly to pieces by the mere
heat Of the hand. Vessels made Of
glass that have been suddenly cooled
/ possess the curious property Of being
able to resist hard blows given to
them from without, but will be instant
" shivered by a small particle OF flint
dropped into their cavities. This
property seems to depend upon the
comparative thickness OF the bottom;
the thicker the bottom is the more Ger,
tainty Of breakage by this experiment.
Some Of these vessels, 1t Is stated, have
resisted the stroke Of a mallet given
with sufficient force to drive nail
into wood, and heavy bodies. such as
musket balls, pieces Of iron, bits Of
wood jasper, stone. etc. have been
cast into them from q height Of two
or three feet without any effect, vet q
fragment Of flint not larger than a pea
dropped from a height Of three inches
has made them fly. M .4ss5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
The Sky and the Weather.

Whether clear or cloudy, a rosy sun.
set presages fine weather; a sickly
looking, greenish hue, wind and ratss
q dark, or Indian. red. rain: a red sky
In the morning, bad weather or much
wind, perhaps rain; q gray sky in the
morning. fine weather; high dawn,
wind; 81 low dawn, fair weather. Re
markable clearness Of atmosphere near
The horizon, distant objects. such as
hills. unusually visible or raised by re-
fraction and what Is called a good
.'hearing day, may be mentioned
among signs Of wet, IL not wind.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
Why DO Plants Grow. Ereet2

Exactly why trees and other plants
grow erect has never as vet been def.
nitely determined. Some Of the sci
entists have given 1t as their opinion
that the phenomenon Of erect growth
was and Is IN some manner related To-
the action OF light That this hypothe-
sis q untenable was proved by Or.
Maxwell 8. Masters Of England, who
found that sprouts on green posts thou
sands Of feet underground In the mines
always assume the erect attitude.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
The Pysny Cattle Of Samoa.

IA The Samoan islands are the natural
habitat of the most diminutiVe species
Of variety Of the genus Dos now known
to the naturalist. The average weight
Of the males OF these lilliputian cattle
seldom exceeds 200 pounds, the aver
age being not greater than $50 pounds.
The females usually average about y
hundred pounds larger and are very
'stocky built, seldom being taller
thana Merino sheep. These dwarf cat
tie are nearly all Of the same color
reddish mouse color, marked with
white. They have very large heads as
compared with their bodies, and their
horns are OF except onai length.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-13
All scrappers.

Callahan Oh want to git a book to
put TIL Photographs av all me rela4
tiyes In. OF think this wan viii do.
Clerk But that isn't a family al
bum, sir; that ID a scrapbook.
Callahan Oh. that's all right young
man; all av me relatives are scrap
pers. Puck. s Sss