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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01

1,400 tons. The cargo was stored in the
lower hold and soma OF the light freight
in the between decks IL the cargo was a
large one. The between-deck space aft
was divided into cabins for first-class
passengers aft, and forward were quar-
tiers for Storage passengers and crew.
These ships were full-bodied In COMPARE
son with the clipper ships that in a meas
ure superseded them, but were steady
performers and faster than any class
previously built.
After about 1915 there were developed
various trades In which speed was as I'm
for passenger travel; for instance, the
tea, cofYee and spice trade with China.
The discovery of gold in California and
Australia at about the same time created
. tremendou, demand for the rapid trans.
were the result--the famous clipper ships.
I'm the first year. nf-the California ex-
element freight rates from the north At
lsntic ports to California advanced to
from $40 to $50 per ton, although S1o
would have paid q handsome: profit. To-
day So to 50 ton fs considersd q good
figure. Foreign freighters have offered
to take the coal to the Pacific for our
battleehip feet for q considerably lower
price than this.
Filters Of the Fifties.
Among the more well-known Ameri-
can clipper ships was the sovereign Of
the seas built by Donald Mckay at East
Boston in 1852, of 2.40a tons displacement
and 231-fset load water-line length, beam
4S feet. and depth % feet and 4 inches.
She was q full-rigged. three-masted ship
with single topsails Mckay also designed
and built the Flying Cloud, the Stag
Hound. and several others. His largest
ship. and the largest clipper that I can
find any record of, was the Great Repub-
lie. launched at East Boston in 1853. She
was ASS tons register. and displaced on
twenty-five feet draught. 5,923 tons.
Under favorable conditions the clipper
ships have made truly remarkable speed.
In 1854 the Flying Cloud. Capt. Creesey.
ran from New York to San Francisco in
eighty-nine days ana eight hours The
Seawitch. Capt. Waterman, ran from Can
ton. China, to New York In 1s49 in sew
enty- -four days and fourteen hours. The
Red Jacket, Capt. Eidridge. in 1854. ran
from New York to Liverpool in thirteen
days one and half hours. And the
James Baines. Capt. Mcdonnell. In 1855,
ran from Liverpool to Melbourne in sixty
three days.
'"The two greatest days runs were
made: u BY the Sovereign Of the Seas
In 1858. on her voyage from Honolulu to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
MEXICAN BOOKKEEPING.
How the Boleto System of Accounts
Is Managed.


Is Managed.
From the Business Mans Magazine.
The owners and employees of remote
ranches and mines in Mexico know very
little about modern systems of book
keeping. 1t was not SO very many years
ago that the "boleto' system Of keeping
accounts was in almost universal use in
that country outside of the larger cities.
The advent of American and other for
eign capital brought with it reforms,
and bookkeeping underwent change
along with other ancient methods of
doing business. The ancient ''boleto"
system is still in vogue. however, in the
localities and regions which Have been
slow to feel the touch Of business ad-
vancement.
Many Of the ranches in Mexico are
vast feudal estates, giving employment
mines. employing hundreds of men, the
Mexican owners Of which cling to the
method of operating the property and
the transaction. Of business that was fol-
lowed BY their forefathers.
There is another reason for the re-
tention Of the "boleto' system in the
less enlightened parts Of Mexico. The
average Indian laborer is incapable of
understanding any other method of keep
Ing his account. Even in the larger cities.
are supposed to be possessed of better
knowledge of business than the laborers
upon the ranches and in the mines, the
large industrial concerns frequently have
difficulty in making their employees under
stand the time-book system which is in
universal use, almost, in the United
States.
No complications or misunderstanding
can arise from the "boleto' system. 1t
serves not only to keep a faithful and
correct account of the number of dayS
and parts of days which an employe
works, but 1t is used most advantageous
ly In keeping the employees account at
the general store or commissary. which
are run as adjuncts' to most ranches and
mines In Mexico.
The currency of Mexico was formerly
divided into the dollar or peso the half
dollar or toston. the quarter or peseta.
the bit" of I'm cents or real, and the
half bit" of 81 cents or medic. The
decimal system Is now adopted for all
government purposes. but the ancient
way Of calculating money is still in vogue
in the places located off from railroads
and modern means Of communication.
While there has been great advance
In wages in Mexico during the last few
years, the old wage scale is still in effect
upon many of the more isolated ranches.
Under this scale the ranch employe re-
ceives 1SE cents or real medic per- day
and one almud. equal to twelve and one
half pounds of shelled corn, per week.
He is required to buy all his other necessi-
ties from the c0mnfssary. "boleto" is
thin piece of white cigarette paper.
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Reopeniug Ancient Theaters.

Miss Lena Ashwelrs venture in
Kingsway recalls another enterprising
reopening of an old theater in 1862, the
last performance in which had been
interrupted in AID. 70 by the eruption
of Mount Vesuvius and consequent de-
struction of Pompeii. A speculator
named Laugini built a theater on the
ruins, the opening of which he an
nounced as follows: After a lapse
of 1.SOO years, the theater of the city
will be reopened with La Figlia del
Reggimento.' I solicit from the no.
bility and gentry a continuance of the
favor constantly bestowed on Iny pred
ecessor, Marcus Quintus Martius; and
beg to assure them that 1 shall make
every effort to equal the rare qualities
he displayed during his management"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01

On the northwest corner Of 7th and D
streets stands jewelry store which is
notable for its brilliant show windows.
extending along the shop front ON both
streets. The store is that Of r. Harris h
Co., which was established thirty-five
years ago on 7th street, and has occupied
it's present site for the past fifteen years
or more.
1.-The leading jewelry store Of Washing
tom is the description Of the establish
uaent by its friends, and few who examine
It will be inclined to quarrel with the
phrase, for the firm is the only one south
Of New York that imports its own dia-
monds, direct, and for that reason the
display Of those precious stones in the
store is unusually dazzling. Harris & Co.
have always made a specially OF dia-
n,onds, and Of watches as well, and carry
an enormous stock Of both. The watches
range in price from figures that will not
alarm the most slender purse to larger
sums for the most elaborate productions
If the art of the maker of the chronome-
ter and the repeater.
The Diamond Room.
For the lover Of diamonds every facility
is offered for choice Of stones, and for
the convenience of customers one room OF
the store has been set apart as the "Dia-
mond ROOM" where the gems may be ex-
amined and where the light is just right
for a proper appraisal Of the water Of the
precious stones.
Another department Of the store
that proves remarkably attractive to all
customers, whether they are intending
purchasers in that line or not, is the
Crystal Room" a beautiful apartment
lined with plate glass mirrors and lighted
by electricity. In this room is gathered
treasure in cut glass. from huge punch
bowls down to the daintiest little creation
Of the cutters wheel.
The whole store Is deliberately and artis-
tically furnished In glass and mahogany,
the attractive showcases filling the cen
wall and in glass cabinets are arranged
china. bronzes and beautiful objects
DART from the workshops Of native and
foreign artists.
Just at this time the store is especially
attractive, as the huge display Of Christ
mas goods Is spread out for admiration
and examination. Visitors to the city
during the shopping weeks will have
hard time getting by the show windows
Of Harris & Co., for everything Is there
to attract the eye. and examination of the
price marks on the goods often proves an
additional attraction. The firm will be
clad to have visitors enter and look over
the stock. sure that they will find pleas
ure in the visit. whether they intend to
purchase or not.
Is Avoiding the Rush.
Harris & Co. find that a great many Of
their customers are taking measures to
escape the annoyance Of the Christmas
rush in the store and have already select
ed the presents which they are going to
give and have had them stored away, on
payment Of deposit, until the time comes
for them to take them away for presenta-
ton. In this way, the firm says, those
wise customers not only save themselves
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Worlds Finest Buildings.

Visitors need hardly be told that they
have q chance to see in Washington what
is confessed by many to be the finest
building in the world-the Library Of Con-
gress-that magnificent structure across
the plaza from the Capitol. There may
be seen an interior that for magnificence
in decoration has never been surpassed.
Royal and imperial palaces are not more
richly decorated than this temple or
learning. and the greatest artists have
lent their brush and chisel to the adorn-
ment of this wonderful palace Of books. p
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
COMING OUT STRONG.

The business men of Denver are not overwhelmed by 'the situation" In- deed, they are looking away beyond it with the same hope and courage that have made their city the splendid place it is. They have just voted to erect a $500 900 building in which it is hoped ultimately to house every civic organization in the city The present chamber of commerce building will be sold and a committee representing the State commercial club, real estate ex- change, State manufacturers associa- ton and the Traffic club will have charge of the building of the new commercial temple.
 This is coming out strong at time when many business men are not lex tending" But the able and energetic business men of. Denver will be able to carry out their program, and very likely the new building will be dedi- cated at time when business will be good enough to justify the faith now shown
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

London and seen the sights?
 Old Salt-No. sir; but some of the sights comes Up and sees us. The Tatler.
 Tess-So Mrs. Roxley isn't going to apply for a divorce, after all
 Jess No, she found out that there were three other girls who were crazy tc get him if he were free. Philade1- phia Press.
 MT. Green That young Srlodgrass seems like one of the family.
 Ills Only Daughter How so, papa
 MT Green Why, he looks frightened when your mothers anywhere near. Illustrated Bits.
 MT. Jawback - 'Dii any brainiess idiot ever propose to you hefors I married your" Mrs, Jawback--"yes."' MT. Jawback-"Wel why in thunder didn't you marry him ," Mrs, JawbaclS 1T did. Cleveland Leader.
 1T understand you married tan ner." said one woman to another, as they met in after years.
 Well, something liloe that" answer ed the other. My husband Is a coun- try school teacher. "--C Chicago News,
 "-Yes," said Mrs. Browne, They're in the Holy Land now, and will spend the winter in Egypt" "Ah!" exclaimed Mrs. Malaprop, then they'll git a chance to see the Phoenix an all them Pyrenees won't they ?"-Ph Phtladelphia Press.
 . "So your father was ninety-three when he died and your mother 105. What was it that they finally died of?"
 well sir, can't say as remem- Der rightly now. for twas main long time ago. But 'twalSn't nothing Eeri- .''-London Opinion.
 O'4ooly---"Do ye be known phat's 5 causin all this ruulpus wid Japan, MT O'Rooly?" O'Foooly Why, Qi see be tn papers thot in some av tiim auc- tion rooms dn tn big cities they dc De always ls1iockin' down Japanese art goods, an 6i guiss tn Japs adn't gotn' to shtand fer it amy longer" Judge
 Stranger--iWlIat sort of a man IS your neighbor John Braggs? Natdve--oF, he's all right, but he has a telescopic imagination. Stranger--A telescoptc imagination!
 Native-Yes. He can't even tell thS 1 truth without getting it at least tWt | sizes larger than 1t is.--Chicago News. Lsawyer-5o you want divorce iron your wife because she throws things al you, eh?
 Client--Nothing of the kind She's tod smart to throw things at me. Lawyer But tfoug'ht-- Client (inte1Tupting1-she irvariably 1 throws things at the dog, but she al ways manages to hit me.-ClltcagS News.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
4 SID CASE.

Some think there is too much educa- ton in this country Those who so think will find support for their mo- tion in the sad case of the young girl in Des Moines, Iowa, who has asked the State humane society to keep her from starving, because, being too high ly educated, she, cannot support her self Her special scomplaint is that al- though she has tried many times to do domestic service her nervous dis position is such that she cannot hear her mistress use ungrammatical lan- guage without feeling an overwhelm- ing desire to correct her This prac- tice. has cost her all the places she ever held. Now she confesses that she is an absolute pauper and seeks State aid
 Though those who think there is too much education in this country will think it would have been better for this girl and the country if she had not been, so exquisitely educated oth- CTS will think that 1t would be better if the women for whom she worked were educated enough to speak gram maticallg. Then this poor girl would not have had to ask for State aid, But is it SO in Iowa that an educated girl
 cant find homework to do in family whese grammar is known?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
The Real Prosperity.
(Hartford Courant. )


 The real business man has been pros- pering for the past six years and has made money. He may have blown it all into a spreading-cut of his works and now be cramped, possibly be brok- en, by mourning more indebtedness than his profits Justified. But he is the exception. Taking the country through, the average man of business Is far bet ter off to-day than he was six years ago. He has more actual property. Presumably he has paid off indebted ness and presumably he has invested money. Suppose he used $15,000 of profits to buy 100 shares of New York Central and look at that stock now at 94. His $15,o00 has dwindled to $9, 400. There's a loss of $5,600. It's uncom- foriable and far from encouraging. But he is not back where he was. He still has the stock the same interest in the property that it was before, and the whole of it, whatever It's cost, stands for what he didn't have at all before the era of prosperity struck in. It is ridiculous and worse to assume that this great producing country is no bet ter off to-day than it was six years ago. The statement will not wash.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
Even in these tight times the wages of sin continue coilecuble.
4 GOLDEN DAT.

This has been great year for Summers, for year that wasn't going to have any Summer, according to the predictions of prophets who have long been safely dead. We had the regular Summer and a supplemental Summer We have had the regular Indian Sum mer. and now there is supplement to that. Yesterday was a day to "call the squirrel and the bee from out their wintry home," if they had been foolish enough to go into 1t by the AL manac. It was also day to call out people who are sun-worshippers and who feel that the shining gold that streams down from the skies is almost as we'll worth having as the shining gold that is streaming from Europe. No panic or stringency with old Mother Nature. She pays on demand. and generously offers her gold to all who feel the need of it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
The Phone Bell.

She ran to cook his pancakes,
 And the phone bell rang. She rushed to start the coffee, And the phone bell rang. Breakfast, he went without it, "Goodby," they had to shout 1t; She would have wept about it, But the phone bell rang. She tried to dress the children, And the phone bell rang. She went to wash the dishes,
 And the phone bell rang. The parlor needed dusting The chafing dish was rusting, And the silverware disgusting, But the phone bell rang. The grocer stopped for orders,
 And the phone bell rang. A neighbor came to gossip,
 And the phone bell rang. She thought by being hasty She could make some biscuits tasty Her hands with dough were pasty. And the phone bell rang. All day her homework waited
 While the phone bell rang, No time for rest or labor
 When the phone bell rang. At last he came to fold her Tn his arms, Poor girl!' he told her, For second he consoled her,
 And the phone bell rang.
 Newark News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
mtN GOD WE TRUsT."

The Christian Endeavor Union of the District of Columbia has entered upon a very doubtful enterprise in un- dertaking to start a national move ment for the restoration of the motto "In God We Trust to the coins mint ed by the government. We see no req son to doubt the size and energy of the movement but we see many req sons to question the Judgment of the crusade
 We think it was the Rev. Dr. New man Smyth who laconically observed that it was mistake number one to have ever placed the motto on the coins, mistake number two to have ever ordered it off and would be mis- take number three if movement was started to put it back The display of in it's use was without con lviction The display of reverence in ordering it off was equally unimpres- lsive It was too much like the spelling reform manifesto. The kind of display we shall have in the pending contro- iversy will have so little real reverence lin it as to be regretted before the thing lis over.
 The sooner the controversy is drop ped the better for all concerned. There is not an ounce of benefit to be secur- ed from it's recovery. The kind of thing
 we can all trust best in now is a little horse sense.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

vast sum of money for a doubtful im- provement. Otherwise the people would have voted to buy as a necessi- ty and without contemplation of mu- nicipal ownership as a principle of government, which 1t is not. New Ha- ven has gone from the contract meth cd of watering the streets to the gov ernment method and it will make oth- CT similar changes in the future as conditions demand and warrant them. It may be doubted, however, if it will ever be induced to accept the en- tire doctrine of government ownership because it is a doctrine. It always wants a reason for each fresh step in any direction.
 Tn other words this whole question of the responsibility lccal govern ment should take upon itself depends upon circumstances and has nothing to do with an abstract principle. What one city can do may be bad judg- ment for another. It is entirely con ceivable that Bridgeport can success fully manage the asphalt business, but its success would not necessarily justi- fly the city of New Haven undertake ing the same task. If, on the other hand, it should transpire that any bus mess now done by contract is badly done New Haven would without the slightest hesitation go it alone. Gov Iernmert by common sense is still the rule here,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

The tariff is the hard nut that the Republicans must crack. Just how the leaders can manage to please the rp- visionists and yet satisfy the stanlpat- ters is something of a puzzle, says the Houston Post. Tn the meaatime, the Democratic party is almost har- monious with respect to the tariff. Its importance as an issue is growing in the minds of the people. The people are learning that tariff revision is ne cessary, not only as a part of the gen eral plan of dealing with the trnsts, but in the readjustment of the fl- ances of the country"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

In many business offices fire buckets are placed, filled with water, in readi- ness for an emergency. It IS sa'dhr1, says the Scientific American, .nat in- structions for use are pinned near the supply The wrong way to tackle an incipient fire is (usually) to hurl tile whole contents of bucket on the spot. Most of the water Is wasted by this means. A heavy soriakllng i. more effective. The water my bH splashed on the blaze by aand, hut a more useful sprinkler is long haired whitewash brush. One of these should hang beside every nest of 1re buckets.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
PRUNING THE GEAR

When the third Russian Douma came together 1t was called conser- vative body. Perhaps it is conservative when compared with the first and sec ond Doumas, but it's rejection of the word "Autocrat' as one of the titles of the Czar shows that it is progress sive. The deciding vote was 246 to 112. AS extremists of both Left and Right, Monarchists and Socialists, withdrew before the vote was taken, the out come registers the mind of the mod crate members of a Douma as favor able to the Czar as any that could be gathered. The importance of this ac- ton can be seen when 1t is remember ed that there is a powerful party in the Douma which asserts that nothing has really been changed in the politi cal system of Russia; that it is sheer treason to speak of constitutional ism and popular government; that the czar's reforms are gracious con sessions that may be modified or even withdrawn at any time without vio- Hence to morality or honor, and that the function of the Douma, as long as it may be permitted to exist, is merely to advise the autocrat and control in a measure the bureaucracy that stands between him and the masses of his loy- al subjects.
 It remains to be seen whether the fact that the Douma says the Czar Is not an autocrat will prevent him from
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
CAN'T CRAB LAND IN BR USs ELS.


 The King of the Belgians is a good deal of a land -grahber, but his Bel gians aren't going to let him grab land right in Brussels if they can help it. The work of rebuilding the palace of the King in front of the park in Brussels has been suddenly interrupt ed by the action of the Municipal Council, it having been discovered that the front of the new building has been advanced without authority to the ex- tent of eight yards on ground which is the property of the city. The King and the Belgian government having declared that the architect, M. Maquet, Is alone responsible, judgment in the Court of Justice has been obtained against him, and he has been ordered to set the building back within the next month. M Lemennier, one of the sheriffs of Brussels, says that if the King and his architect do not obey the judgment of the court the city will send a body of workmen to remove, stone by stone, the part of the build- ] ing that has been erected beyond the limit of the ground purchased by his majesty
 The King of the Belgians seems likely to find out that Belgium isn't Africa. And if the truth is told about him the knowledge will do him good.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
Government Guarantees.
(The Philadelphia Record.) )

(The Philadelphia Record.)
 The issue of free silver coinage being dead, or sleeping, and that of govern ment ownership having been still-born, Mir. Bryan tests public sentiment by of- fering the issue of the government guarantee of bank deposits. Why should the government guarantee the debts of the banks and not guarantee the debts of retail merchants to the iobbers or the debts of consumers to the retailers? When was 1t Democratic doctrine that paternal government should conduct private business and guarantee confiding creditor against loss?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
APPnICATIoNs.

Pop, what is the underworld ?" '9The people, my boy, who try to run automobiles themselves ".-Baltlmore American.
 "Everything we make one year is out of date the next May I inquire in what business you are engagod?" ?" Certainly, I'm printer If calend- ars. rs."-Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
 'Arry Con is 'olidays)-F'ancy Twin 'ere all yer lifei Aint yer ever been tc