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Evening star., 1907-08-24
OCEAN RATE WAR.
Lusitania May Start Strife Between
Cunard and German Lines.

NEW YORK, August 24-The under
current of opinion among shipping men is
that the advent of the big swift turbine
steamship Lusitania will start rate war
between the German and Cunard lines. The
agents of the lines concerned will not say
that there is going to be any war. Each
line seems to be waiting for its rival to do
something.
That the fight between the lines is on in
earnest was clearly indicated by an an
nouncement sent out last night by the
Hamburg American line. Its new rates,
which will go into effect at once in east
bound traffic and will be In operation west
bound after November l, will enable a
voyager to get to Europe by the flyer
Deutschland in the winter season for $50;
In the intermediate season for $93. and In
the summer season for $11O. The winter
season rate on the Bluecher and sister
ships will be S65, and on ships such as the
Pennsylvania, President Lincoln, President
Grant and Patricia the seagoer may get to
Hamburg. ports on the way, including
Plymouth, Southampton and Cherbourg,
for $50.
The winter season to Europe begins
November l and ends March 81; the inter-
April and the period from July IS to Octo-
ber 81; the summer season from May 10
July II.
The North German Lloyd line, it was
said yesterday, Will put IN 1orce To-Day
minimum rate Of $95 for first-class passage
on its express steamships of the Kaiser
Wilhelm II type. The minimum rate for
the summer has been Sl17.50. Mr.. Vernon
II. Brown of the Cunard line said the line
was standing pat. but that 1t would be
governed largely by what Its neighbors
might do.
The rates usually are reduced at the be-
ginning of the fan season. when traffic to
the eastward is light, but not SO much as
they will be this month and next, according
to the preliminary sparring. The differ
ences of the rival lines may be adjusted
later, but at present 1t looks as If there
were going to be a real battle for fall and
winter patronage
Evening star., 1907-08-24
RICHARD MANSFIELD BETTER.
Actor Able to Look Over His Place,
See Friends and Smoke.

NEW LONDON Conn, August 4-Rich-
ard Mansfield. who arrived from northern
New York Thursday, is considerably i'm
proved, according to a statement issued by
his brother Felix.
The brother was evidently greatly pleased
with the Improvement in the actors health
since his arrival
Richard has been walking about his cot
tage during the day and inspected the
changes which have been made since last
September.
Numerous friends called upon him yes
terday afternoon and he chatted freely with
them. and even tonight he is in good spir-
It's, smoking cigar and enjoying himself
with his family
lis there any truth in the report that Mr..
Mansfield is taking Christian Science treat
ment and that healer is in attendance? %
ventured the reporter.
Well. that is news to me. and you can
rest assured there is absolutely no truth in
such rumors. My brother has his wife and
myself with him here, also the nurse who
has regularly attended him. and DIR. Allyn
OF New London. who is the Mansfield fam
lily physician
Evening star., 1907-08-24
HISTORIC SHELL ExPLoDEs.
Children Hurt by One Recovered
From the Sunken Maine.

NEW YORK. August 24.-Three children
were injured in Jersey City Thursday after
noon by the explosion of a one and -a-quar-
ter-pound shrapnel shell which was recov-
cred from the battleship Maine at the bot
tom OF Havana harbor. The police didn't
learn of the accident until last night
The she'll was presented to Eiden Kenny
of 161 Boyd avenue by sailor friend and
had been kicked around the yard by chill
dren for several years. Mr.. Kenny's eleven
year-old son Eiden showed the curiosity to
a group of children and dropped 1t on the
sidewalk to see how hard it was. The
shell exploded.
Eiden's right hand was blown off and his
left side and hip were lacerated. Grace
Ruddick, twelve years old. of 15S Boyd ave-
nue. was burned on the left arm and her
right side was injured Six-year-old George
O'Rourke of 159 Boyd avenue came out OF
the bombardment with damaged left
thumb. The Kenny boy Is in the City Hos
pital.
Win lows on house at 165 Boyd avenue
were shattered by the explosion.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
ASBURY PARK CARNIVAL.
Twice as Many Floats as Were on
Display Last Year.

ASBURY PARK, N. j., August 24-Car-
nlval week at Asbury Park was ushered in
last night with fireworks and a display Of
several hundred decorated craft on Deal
lake. Thousands of summer residents be-
tween Seabright and Point Pleasant lined
the banks and filled the grandstands and
bridges to overflowing. Hundreds Of auto
mobile parties were present. The number
of decorated floats. canoes, rowboats and
launches was double that of last year.
Miss Jessie Hazelrgg of Asbury Park,
who is to be crowned queen of the carnival
in the amphitheater next Tuesday night,
was the guest Of the carnival association.
and with her eight prospective maids Of
honor, ladies in waiting and pages made
circuit of the lake in the launch Zaza, de-
signed as a white barge.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

the nature and object Of my visit. and was
willing. as long as she could, to answer my
questions. In doing so she did not manifest
any excess of feeling, but responded quickly
and .ntelligently when she heard what was
asked her.
Fondness for Bonds.
Then she said that her property was
mostly in bonds; that she could not be
tempted to invest in stocks. not even In
preferred stocks. and that upon one occa-
sion she had taken the advice Of one OF
her students and had lost $4,000. and that
she had never bought stocks since. When
asked II she had been interested in mining
stocks she said: mo, 1 despise mining
stocks" When asked. Has any one ever
tried to make you buy mining stocks?"
she replied, yes, indeed. When asked who
she replied MY SON. She said that when
she bought bonds she always picked out
Just those she wanted, government or mu-
nicipal bonds, and that when she selected
any she had a book which she consulted
in regard te the population of the chief
cities, and that she would find out what
that population was before she would take
any interest in them. because it was safe
to know if the community was responsible.
When asked II it made any difference about
the size of the cities she said yes. she
found 1t did. and that she always formed
an estimate of their wealth.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
OLD MAIDS GATHERING.
Indiana Spinsters Carry Banners With
Many Appropriate Inscriptions.

PLAINFIELD. Ind. August 24.-When it
was realized that not a marriage license
has been Issued for Plainf1eld couple in
fourteen months. sympathizers with Presi-
dent Roosevelts family theory undertook
to rouse a bit of matrimonial interest.
An entertainment was arranged in aid of
the public library. in which old maids only
should have a part, and 1t was the most
successful ever given.
Before the entertainment 100 maidens
paraded the streets dressed In ancient cos
tunes and carrying banners with inscrip-
tions. some Of which read:
"Oh. Lordi for a man." "Ill sew your
buttons on" II once was young" I've
got my eye on you." LET me darn your
socks'' ASK papa This is so sudden"
etc.
One ''sweet young thing" stalked laugh
ingly apart from her companions carrying
banner with the legend, II don't belong
with that gang"
Evening star., 1907-08-24

The highest score in the skirmish run
was made by Sergt. w. A. Burg of the
highest score in the rapid fire was made by
Private S. E. Burns Of Massachusetts,
with 48.
The regimental skirmish match was also
won by the state of Washington. the I'd
Infantry of that state scoring 419 The
9Th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer
Militia, was second, with 416; United
States Marine Corps. team No. 5, third, 393
and the United States Marine Corps, team
No. 6, fourth. with score of 3S5.
In this event the 1st Regiment of the Dis
place with a score of 372. and the I'd Regi-
ment team in twenty-tifth place, with q
total of 303.
The press match was won by N. j. Phil
lips of Michigan, with score Of 4S; Private
Naegele of Montana second, Al; G. NJ
Anslie, Washington state, third, At; o. NJ.
Lang, fourth, 46, and A. o. johnson Of
Oregon, fifth, 43.
Business Meeting.
The annual meeting of the National Rifle
Association of America was held last night
in the new and commodious clubhouse of
the Ohio State Rifle Association. The meet
ing was largely attended, there being thir-
teen state rifle associations thirty-two regi-
ments eight separate military organizations
and twenty-nine clubs represented at the
meeting. Gen. James A. Drain of New
York presided, with Lieut.. Albert S. Jones
as secretary.
The annual reports of the president and
secretary were read and adopted. Since
the opening of the meeting at Camp Perry
fifteen life members, two state associa
tions and six regiments, all on the grounds.
have become affiliated with the National
Rifle Association. Mr.. J. A. Haskell of
New York city was elected as an honorary
director for life in the association. Maj.
James E. Bell, in this connection. took oc-
cason to pay high tribute to Mr.. Has
kell for the interest he had taken in rife
shooting and the excellent results which
hal been accomplished through his ef-
forts.
The annual election of twelve directors
to serve for three years from the second
Tuesday In January next then took place,
resulting as follows:
Brig. Gen. Charles r. Boardman, adju-
tant general of Wisconsin; Brig. Cen
Lawrason Riggs. brigade. Maryland Ma
tional Guard; Brig. Gen. Oran Perry adiu-
Evening star., 1907-08-24

excursion, the date OF which is fixed for
September 13. The orders for berths have
been SO lively that he has only between
thirty and forty left The party will go
as body, and-the potentate says-"we
will surely make old jamestown and its
three big suburbs how'll" All mobiles are to
wear their fezes for the trip. An 'irade"
has been issued to that effect by the poten-
tate and he says IL they don't do 1t they
will see that "tirade" will follow, remind
Ing them plainly Of their failure to per-
form their duty.
Grand Master Francis J. Woodman of
the Grand Lodge. f. A. A. NJ. is visiting
his old home in Somerville, N. H., where
he will remain until early In September.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
CROOK GETS LONG SENTENCE.
Englishman Who Posed as Oxford
Graduate Sent to Sing Sing.

NEW YORK, August 24.-Harry Brad
shaw, who was convicted OF robbery in the
second degree, was sentenced yesterday by
Judge Foster in general sessions to ten
years and six months in Sing Sing.
Bradshaw Is the man who described him
self as an Oxford graduate who had taken
to strikebreaking and driving trucks He
is said to be an English crook.
Bradshaw stole $3.50 from Elizabeth Ehr-
lch. who came here from Berlin, Mimi, to
have published religious book written by
her mother. Most Of the money was found
on Bradshaw. and while his lawyer doesn't
think it should be given up the young
woman will probably get it on a court order.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
Sentenced for CONTEMPT.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 24.-Emil ].
thinner. vice president of the Pacific
States Telephone Company. who refused to
testify for the prosecution IN the case of
the alleged grafters who now on trial
for bribery, was sentenced yesterday to
serve three months in the county jail He
has already served five days for contempt
and has paid $500 ibis offense. He gave
bonds and appealed
Evening star., 1907-08-24

The Merchants Association Of Williams
port. Md, has been organized with the fol-
lowing officers President, Peter l.. Lemon; |;
vice president, Frank T. Goddard; secretary.
A G. Hoffman.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

The Presidents match was won by Sergt
w. A. Berg of the state of Washington
with a grand aggregate score of 80. The
scores of the first twenty-five competitors
in the match were as follows.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

Potentate Francis A. Sebring of Almas
Temple, A. A. o. N. M. s., reports tickets
selling briskly for the jamestown Shriners'
Evening star., 1907-08-24

Colon (Cuba). December 27. 1859: Mexico
1868: Hungary, 1871; Switzerland, March
3d. 1873: Canada. October 10, 1874 Cent? al
America, April 20, 1871.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-22
lew ERA BEGINNING TO DAWN
FOR RAILROADS.
Wooden Car 70 Give Place = One OF
Steel Which viii Not Smash or
Burn When Train Is Thrown
From the Rails.

II is only a question of few years
when all the fine trains of all the
roads Of the country Will be made up
of all-steel cars, a condition which
will greatly reduce the possibilities OF
death and injury I'm railroad accidents
One large road has already inaugu.
rated the plan of as rapidly as pos
gble substituting steel cars for the
wooden type of cars, and is at pres
ent constructing 200 cars which even
to the decorations and trimmings are
of incombustible and unsmashable
materials. II is comparatively a sim
pie matter to build a freight car
which will not burn, but passenger
car, which must be furnished and
decorated to meet modern demands,
presents unusual difficulties The or
dinary materials used by the deco
rator and upholsterer must be re-
placed by clever limitations. The car
frames, the structural portions and
the outside sheathing are Of course of
steel, no other material being suit
able. Much of the interior work of the
cars again is made of steel, which
can be worked up into innumerable
forms. In order to initiate wood,
sheets of composite material made of
compressed vegetable pulp or asbestos
are used. Another form of decorative
material consists of sheets of steel to
which fibre or asbestos board has
been glued.
The coverings used for the seats
and even the carpets on the floors are
chemically treated 10 render them
proof against fire. The floors of the
cars are covered with corrugated
steel plates which are covered with
cement. Even the paints used in the
cars are so composed that they will
not produce any smoke or dangerous
fumes in case of fire. The construc-
tion of steel cars has become of late
years not only a science but an art.
Il will soon be possible for one to
travel In q car and enjoy every lux
ury of modern travel with the assur-
auce that these palaces on wheels are
not death traps. The first of these
innammable cars were merely de-
signed for ordinary day travel, but
it is the plan eventually to have all
types OF cars constructed with the
same care. Several types of sleep
ing cars, dining cars and combina-
tion cars have been designed and arc
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Swiss Weather Prophet.

sure sign that bad weather is com
ing. If he emerges from the water
and rests upon the steps above It fine
weather may be expected. and the
higher he sits on the steps the finer
the weather is sure to be. He is also
supposed to give warning of bad
weather by croaking loudly before a
storm.
The magazine says that there is
really some reason to believe that the
green tree frog is somewhat expert
enced as regards climatic conditions
and acts accordingly In fine weather
he skips about among the branches of
trees, when at liberty, catching flies.
At the approach of winter he seek
the water and finds himself abed in
the mud until the following spring
calls him out to resume his war on
the flies.
Now the frog on the ladder with
out doubt watches the weather condi
tions keenly and rises to look out for
flies when the circumstances seem
favorable. On the other hand, when
the weather is cold and damp he is
reminded of winter and instinctively
retires to bury his sorro1s in the
imaginary mud which he seeks at the
bottom of his prison.
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all the pack will be tapered about
one-sixteenth inch. This taper is ex-
aggcrated in the illustration, which
shows one card that has been turned
end Tor end.
II is evident that any card reversed
In this way can be easily separated
from the other cards in the pack.
which makes It possible to perform
the following trick: The performer
spreads the cards out, fan like, and
asks an observer to withdraw a card.
which is then replaced in any part OF
the pack After thoroughly shufIling
the cards the performer then holds
the deck in both hands behind his
back and pronouncing a few magic
words produces the card selected In
one hand and the rest of the pack in
the other. This is accomplished by
simply turning the deck end for end
while the observer is looking at his
card, thus bringing the wide end of
the selected card at the narrow end of
the pack when It is replaced. The
hands are placed behind the back for
n double purpose, as the feat then
seems more marvellous and the OBJ
servers are not allowed to see how It is
done.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-22
KINGS CUP FOR YAcHTsMEN.
Edward OF England Sends Trophy
for jamestown Races.

Norfolk, Waxing Edward OF Eng.
land has given a handsome cup to be
competed for at the yacht races at,
the jamestown exposition next Sep.
tember. IL is to become the perma.
nent property of the winner.
The kings gift is of fine silver gilt
with cover and cup mounted on an
ebonized base. II is a copy Of the
early Georgian period. with two mas
sive scroll handles. The cup and
cover are ornamented with inlaid
scroll mask and strap work. 1t is az
inches high. 22 inches wide. including
the handles. and the diameter of the
body is II inches. 1t weighs 27S
ounces.
The inscription on the front bears
the engraved personal monogram and
crown OF the king, with the letters e
X. and Roman numerals VII. inter
laced Immediately below appears the
following inscription:
Presented by His Majesty, King
Edward VII. TO the jamestown expo
sition regatta, 1907, Hampton roade.
Virginia, u. S. A. In commemoration
OF the first permanent English settle.
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lieved. be capable of wlthstanding any
strain which may be placed upon
them.
The development Of the steel pas
senger car has been the work of but
few years. When steel cars were
proposed for the New York subway
not a single car builder In the coun
try was in a position to furnish them
One of the earliest OF these cars was
a 5S-foot passenger coach with a
steel frame and a steel outside sheath.
ing as high as the roof. The root
was made of wood covered with cop
per. 4 single car of this type con.
taincd 1900 pounds of wood. rhe
next car, completed in November,
1907, contained practically no wood.
Designs are now being prepared for a
7O.coot dining car which will contain
but 800 pounds OF wood, the car be-
ing constructed Of steel and COM
posite board An all steel sleeping
car has recently been completed and
Is now on exhibition at the James
town exposition. 1t closely resembles
the standard wooden car except in the
finishing of its interior. which is a
delicate pearl gray in color instead of
the usual highly polished natural
wood.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-22
OTTER CAME HOME AGAIN,
Pet Returned to Owner After Brief
Hour Of Freedom.

A curious instance of animal instinct
and attachment In an otter is related
by a Cork correspondent of the Lon
den Field. A few months ago in that
city a man caught a live otter. Bring
ing the animal home, after some time.
he succeeded in tanning it, and trained
Il to fish.
One day he took It to the river for
a swim. and while there 1t killed some
fish, but succeeded in getting off the
strap to which it was attached. After
waiting some hours in a vain en-
deayor TO induce the animal to leave
the water the owner gave up in de-
spair and returned home.
Late that night, while in bed. this
man heard a scratching at the front
door of his cottage, and to his great
surprise. when he opened the door, in
walked the otter. which he then Sc
cure. The most remarkable feature
of this story is the fact that this man
lived about mile from the river and
that his cottage was one in a row.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-22

The results of recent exploratiu's
show more and more clearly that Il
America has received much from The
old world II has Ia return given much
The American origin of early types OF
the horse, the camel, the rhinocero.
and other animals, which eventually
attained a circumpolar distribution
but that the same fact is true of some
forms of existing mammalia does not
seem TO have hitherto recognized
DR.. Allen thinks that eastern Siberia
has derived some of its present nam
malian life from boreal America
within a comparatively recent period
Youths Companion.
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Shakespeare and cervantes.

II is perhaps one of the most re-
markable coincidence in all literary
history that April 20. 1916, should
have been the death day of the two
greatest geniuses Of their time, or
indeed, Of any me-Shakespeare and
Cervantes. But il is doubtful whether
they over heard of each other, Just
as Barns and Schiller who were born
in the same year. twinkled TO use
Carlyle's fine phrase, like bright par.
ticular stars in opposite ornaments,
and never mingled their rays. II
does not appear that Shakespeare
knew any Spanish, and as the earliest
translation - Sheltons - of Don
Quixote" began to appear in 1912,
after the author OF Hamlet" had re
tired to Stratford and was finished
in 1920, he is not likely TO have come
under it's influence. II was The
Knight of the Burning Pestle" which
Grst betrayed this.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-07-22
PIN FAITH TO FROG
GERMANS AND SWISS TRUST
HIM AS WEATHER PROPHET.
Kept in Bottle Half Filled with Water,
He Foretells Approaching climat.
lc Conditions with Accuracy,
II is Said.

Few animals have survived the at
tacks made by science upon their
reputation as weather prophets. The
green tree frog IS a conspicuous ex-
ception,
lie is. TO be sure, croaking
prophet, but plenty of people still pin
their faith to him. Even so scien-
tinc a journal as Symons' Meteorolog
ical Magazine has a kind word to say
OF this little animal.
Here is "A picture of the frogs lad.
der which Is provided for this wealth
or prophet in Germany and Switzer-
land. In many houses the frog is
kept in battle half filled with wa.
ter and provided with a ladder, and
the little fellow is carefully watched
as to his behavior IN uncertain condi.
tiOns OF the atmosphere. A number
of weather maxims are based upon
his posture and activity.
If he remains on one OF the lowest
steps Of the ladder It is considered
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mained for Yale professor. Irving
Fisher, occupying the chair of politi-
cal economy, and himself a victim Of
tuberculosis, cured by the open air
treatment, to device a portable tent
OF shack which is hailed with delight
by physicians as likely to be of great
service in the war waged by science
upon some of the worst diseases
which atflict mankind. In addition to
this tent he has invented mechan-
ical diet indicator for the use of physi-
clans in accurately determining the
precise amounts and kinds of food ele-
ments needed in the treatment of
various forms of dyspepsia, diabetes,
and other diseases.
There is a decided probability that
Bellevue hospital will adopt the Fish
~ mechanical diet Indicator. If IL
does SO, it will be the first hospital
In America to institute a scientific
method in the prescribing of diet, a
method which many hospital superin-
tenden.' and physicians generally de-
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FIorlda's Cold Geyser.

Mr. w. T. Chastain has drainage
well on his place at Seffner which is
quite a curiosity for Florida. At in
tervals 1t throws streams OF water ten
TO 20 feet in the air; subsiding spouts
again.
The natives say that the well hap
pens TO be directly over the devils
furnace, and whenever the devil
builds his fires to do his cooking the
water in the well begins to boil and
spout. This theory is exploded by the
fact that the water is not hot but
cold; but the natives explain this by
saying that the distance is so great
that the water has ample time to
cool before reaching the surface Of the
earth.