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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
What Is Sent Us from Abroad

TIL statistics prepared by the Government
L bureaus at Washington with reference to
the exports declared for the United States "
are not such dull reading as might be expected
There are many surprising details, which if
gathered into comprehensive story would
give an interesting idea of the current of the
worlds commerce
In the popular mind the names of important
cities often associated with some distin-
gushing product, in much the same way they
would be associated with historical event. or
political prominence.
In the first place, take Brussels. Brussels
suggests carpets, of course; yet for some years
Belgium has not exported to the United States
more than a few thousand dollars worth Of
carpets. But we do get from that country
plate glass, cement linens, and faces in ire
mendously large quantities.
Jamaica sends some ginger: but a great
deal more in value of bananas and sugar.
From Cologne we receive fair quantity of
cologne; but fifty times as many dollars
worth of mineral waters.
Rome suggests at once art and literature;
but nearly half of the imports from the Italian
capital comes in the form of cheese
Athens sends but little, chiefly iron ore
The other Greek cities sell currants, which
really form the staple of Greek trade with the
United States.
Out of Jerusalem we get religious articles
made of mother of pearl
Genoa, the birthplace of Columbus, finds in
the land he discovered a market for olive oil
Raw silks lead in Milan; horsehides are
among the great exports of Moscow; clay
pipes and lace are the somewhat ncongruous
combination forwarded from Calais.
Antiquities and gum figure high in Cairo's
list From Egypt we also get some mummies
from which peculiar pigment is made for the
use of artists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
The Metal of the Standards

THERE are no products Of human skill on
which a greater degree of care is expended
than the standards Of weight and measure in
use US, among the civilized nations of the globe.
Two things in particular have to be considered:
accuracy and durability. Nature does not
furnish any single metal, mineral, which
exactly answers the requirements for stand
ard of measure weight that shall be, as
nearly as possible, unaterable.
The best substance yet produced for this
purpose is an alloy of ninety per cent. of
platinum with ten per cent of iridium. This
is called iridio platinum, and is the substance
of which the metric standards prepared by the
International Committee Weights and
Measures is composed. 1t is hard, is less af-
fected by heat than any pure metal, is prac-
tically nonoxidizable, and can be finely en-
graved. In fact the lines the standard
meters are hardly visible to the naked eye, yet
they are smooth, sharp and accurate.
If civilization should ever be lost, and
relics of it should be discovered in some
brighter age in the remote future, there is
nothing that would bear higher testimony to
its character than these standard measures of
iridio platinum, for the protection and preser-
walton of which the science of this day has done
its very best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
Noted Guns

IT has long been custom of the English
speaking peoples to give names to fornid
able cannon employed in their campaigns
The original Long Tom" had a strange
and romantic history. 1t was-or rather is,
for it still exists-a forty-two- pound gun of
the old type, which was originally part of
the armament of the French battleship Hoche
1t was captured by the British in 1898, and
soon after was sold to the United States
Government.
In this country it was placed on the ship
General Armstrong and after some minor
adventures with our ships in the war with the
Barbary States, did good duty against its
former captors, the British, by helping to
run the blockade of New Orleans in 1914.
Afterward the Armstrong was sunk by the
British in the harbor of Fayal, in the Azores.
There Long Tom lay, disrnantled, until
patriotic American procured permission to
dig it up and carry it away, and it was brought
to New York city in 1893.
Probably the most famous personified gun
of the Civil War was the Swamp Angel"
which figured very largely in periodical liter
allure and made deep impression on the
popular imagination. The Swamp Angel was
an eight-inch PARROT gun, which was mounted
a battery built on piles in a swamp in the
harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, and
used in the reduction of that city. The Swamp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
TITBTTS- FROM THE CAPITAL

Angel sang its song long time, and effected
much destruction in Charleston.
At last, however, it committed suicide by
bursting on August ~, 1868. 1t was sent
to an iron foundry at Trenton, New Jersey,
as old iron, and was about to be melted up
when a soldier recognized it, and directed
local attention to it. 1t was rescued from the
foundry; granite pedestal was provided
for 1t by public subscription, and it was set
up at the junction of two streets in Trenton
as a monument There it remains.
The most celebrated gun used by the British
IN the South African War was called Joey
Chamberlain" after the then Colonial Score
tary. Joey Chamberlain was a navy gun,
and when the war was over it went back on
shipboard to fall into its old line of duty.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-28

red and white pennant of the Texas
A. and NJ. College.
The cattle men of the state have
at last recognized A. and NJ. of
ficially as a co-worker toward the
Improvement of live stock and
general agricultural conditions in
the state as is evidenced by the
following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted by the cattle
raisers association last week:
Whereas. the Legislature of the
State OF Texas makes annual APP
populations to the Department OF
Animal Husbandry of the A. and
NJ. College for the purpose of pur-
chasing stock to be maintained for
use in teaching. and,
Whereas, they make annual APP
preparations for the accommodation
OF stock and maintenance thereof,
and,
Whereas, they make appropria-
tons for feeding and experiments
with this stock in various ways,
Now, therefore. be it resolved
that We urgently request that the
Legislature appropriate for each of
the years ieo7-os and r9os-oo,
$40, 10000 for the purchase of
stock to be maintained for use in
teaching. 81, 10000 for providing
accommodations for stock and the
maintenance thereof and s., 90
for feeding experiments to be
planned by a board consisting of
the Director of the Experiment
Station, the Professor of Animal
Husbandry and one member from
each of the Live Stock Associations
in the State, these to be named by
the Presidents of the Associations,
a total appropriation for
the live stock branch of the A. and
NJ. College, of Sr7, 10000 for each
Of the years Ioo7-os and reos-oo.
II, now, we can get our legisla-
tors to do the will of the people il
should not be long until the people
Of Texas can say, Texas schools
can prepare Texas men for Texas
positions as we'll as Northern uni
versities."
The following students were en-
tered in the competition for prizes |
in students stock Judging contest
last Friday at Fl. Worth: Butler,
Edsall, Furneaux, Hol-
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-28
A. md N. COLLEGE
At STOCK SHOW
EXHIBITS Small But Well Prepared Grand
Sweepstakes-Grade Steers
nj Any Are.

At the TT. Worth Fat Stock
Show last week the Texas Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College
presented a small exhibit which at
trac,ed a great deal OF attention.
The exhibit consisted of six steers
ranging in age from calves TO
three year olds, three of which
have been presented to the college
within the last year and three that
were bought off the Laurel"
ranch two years ago at SIS per
head. These steers have been
used in class room work at college
and were fed, fitted, and shown en-
tirely by students in the animal
husbandry department.
On the six head shown six rib
bons were won designating the fol-
lowing premiums: Best steer three
years old, $4,000; best steer ?
years old and under three, $4,000:
third best steer years old and un-
der three, $500; best Red Poll
steer any age, $4,000; second best
calf under one year old. ssS 90;
champion grade steer any age,
$4,000. Making an average of
$3.50 of premium money on each
animal shown.
The three older steers were sold
at auction and brought IIA, II,
and Q cents per 10. live weight, the
three totalling prizes and selling
price S6a5.oo.
This show has been very en-
couraging to our students of AMI
NAL husbandry and the results
were especially gratifying to those
who had hand in the preparation
Of the show animals.
The largest crowds that have
ever yet witnessed an event of this
kind were at the IT. Worth Show
and much praise was heard for the
small exhibit over which hung the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-28

Cattle-Miller, K. f.. McKie,
Furneaux.
Hogs-Edsall, Jones, Williams.
Sheep - MCGOWAN, Furneaux,
Williams.
Horses-Miller, r. F.. Edsall,
Butler.
The boys got to see some very
fine exhibits of livestock including
such animals as the worlds cham
pion German coach horse "Hanni-
BAL and they come back to school
more intensely interested in the
work than ever.-The Battalion.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-28

comb, Jones, c. E.. Miller, r. F.
McKie, MCGOWAN, Mcleod, Reese,
Reagan, Sterling, and Williams, J,
S. Mr.. Peters, a young man from
Lott, Texas, also competed.
Following statement is explana-
tory of the purpose and rules gov
erning the contest: In view of the
fact that the tendency in our state
is toward the maintenance OF
smaller herds of higher excellence,
il has been decided to offer a set of
prizes to the young men showing
the greatest ability as judges of
live stock. One hundred dollars
divided in four prizes will be
awarded TO those doing the best
work in judging. Glasses of ami
mails similar to those in regular ex-
hibition rings will be made up and
the contestants required to state
how, in their opinion, these ami
mails should be placed, and their
reasons for such placing.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
/. Any resident Of the state I'M
der IS years of age who has never
taken an agricultural college course
may compete.
,. An undergraduate agricul-
tural student, or student regularly
enrolled at Agricultural and Me-
chanical College in 1906, is eligible
to compete.
;. An entrance fee of sI.ooI
will be required from each con-
testant at time of entering.
!. All those wishing to CON-
pete must make application to the
Secretary of the National Feeders
and Breeders Show one week be-
fore the opening day of the show.
s. Each contestant will be re.
quired to judge classes of cattle.
sheep, swine and horses. The
first prize will be $50, second S,5,
third SIS, fourth $40.
II is a significant fact that al
though some OF the boys went low
on a general average, nearly every
man stood high in some particular
class, showing that he had studied
that most. These contests are
in that they show the
men what they most need to study
in order for us to put out win
ming team at Chicago next year.
The high scoring men by classes OF
stock judged are:
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-28

OVER HAswELL's BOOK STORE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19

dS tIdt. lucy ycliS MISS
Gertrudel" at her like
she was a mile off, and
points to Pinckney, and
inside of a minute they
has towed 'em together,
pushed 'em up against
the rail, and is maxim
'em acquainted at the
rate of a mile a minute.
Pleased, I'm sure,
says Miss Gerty. " Jack
and Jill are great friends
of mine. l suppose you
are their Uncle Pinck-
ney:"
I'm almost beginning
to believe I am" says
Pinckney.
says oaAS,
" aren't you"
'Oh, that's my name, +"
says he. Only / didn't
know that I was an
uncle. Doubtless it's all
right, though. I'll look
it up"
With that she eyes
him like she thought he
was just out of the nut
factory, and the more
Pinckney tries toexplain.
the worse he gets twisted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-19
PUTTING pINCKNEY
ON THE JOB-By sEwElL FORD

sters," says he which one Of you is JacRl
Me" says one of EN-. Use Jack
We'll. Jack, says Pinckney. what is your last
.Anstruther," says the kid
The devil" says Pinckney, before he could stop
he had almost forgotten about lack lsys
though shouldn't. So Jack is your papa, is he?
And where is Jack now"
they gets their heads together, like they was goin'
to sing hymn, rolls up their eyes, and pipes out.
papa-is-up there. !"
it'll" gasps Pinckney.. " No. mol IL mean hadn't
It was bad break, though: but the girl sees
how cut up he IS about it. and smooths everything
out with laugh
II fancy Jack and Jill know very little of such
things, says she; but they tell you all about
"Marie's gonel" shouts the kids. "she says we
That was the way the story come out. steady by
old chums had passed IN somewhere abroad, and
for some reason other these twins of his had been
shipped over to Pinckney in care of French gov
Of lively ones like Jack and JILL and her gettinf in
terested in tall gent with lovely black mustache
Marie had kind of shifted her job off onto the rest
the touched the dock se had 'n peed be
hoop.
"Pinclney," says /. '.it's you to the bat"
He looks at the twins doubtful then he squints
at me. and next he looks at Miss Gertrude. By
Jovel" says he 1t appears that way doesn't
it, wonder how long am expected to keep theml"
The twins didn't know: didn't t; and neither does
Gerry;
she; but If you think could help in getting Jack
and Jill ashore I'll stay over for a few hours"
VIII your" says he. That's ripping good of
you Really you know. never took care Of twins
How oddl'' says she, tearn' off little laugh
that sounds as If it come out of music box. Il
suppose you will take them homer"
Honei says Pinckney. Say, you'd thought he
never heard the word before. "Why-ah-er-I
live at the club, you know
Oh says she.
Would hotel dor" says Pinckney
You might try it.. says she, THROWN me look
that was all wrinkles
Then we rounds up the kids traps, sees to their
baggage, and calls another cab. Pinclney and the
girl takes Jill, loads Jack in with me- and off we
starts 1t was great ride Ever try to answer all
was three behind and short of breath before we'd
gone ten blocks
rs gil this America" says Mr.. Jack. pointin up
Broadway.
No, sonny says I; this is little old
Where's America, them" says he
around the edges" says I.
H says he. Are your"
Not till Teddy let's go. anyway"
Who's Teddy" says he
The man behind the stick" says l.
wish had stick" says jack
-
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Only you won't know whether to send for hostler
animal trainer
Perhaps I'd better engage BOTH says Pinclney.
If they'd been handy he would have too; but
they want, down we sails to the pier, where the
folks comm ashore
the gangplank IS a gent with healthy growth. Of
underbrush on his face and lot of gold on his
sleeves By the way they got together, see that
II hear you have something on board consigned
to me, Captainl" says Pinckney. Something in
the way Of live stock, chr and he pokes Cap in
Right you are" says Cappie, chucklin' through
his whiskers. And the veliest kind of live stock
ever carried, sir"
Pinckney gives me the nudge, as much as to say
he'd struck it first crack, and then he remarks.
"AhI And where are they nows"
Why, says the Cap, they were cruising around
you. sir! there's telling where they are now--up
on the bridge. or down in the boiler room. They're
pair of colts those two"
"Colts" says Pinckney, gaspin'. :" You mean
ponies, don't you!
Well. wen. ponies or colts. it's all one They're
lively enough for either, and Heigho Here they.
come, the rascals!
There is whoop and scamper, and along the
deck rushes couple of SIX seven-year old young
STEERS. that makes dive for the Capn, catches him
twins and it didn't need the kilt suits just alike
and the hair boxed just the to show it. either
They couldn't have been better matched if they'd
Oteu pair Oh SOCKS, anu Cne faces Oh CHI was All
grins and mischief. Say, anyone with heart in
him couldn't help takn to kids like that, providin'
they didn't take to him first
Here you are, sir. says the Cap'n,-.t here's your
Jack and Jill. and wish you luck with them. 1t II be
good month before can get back discipline aboard
but I'm glad had the bringing Of EN- over Here
you are you holy terrors-heres the Uncle Pinckney
you've been bowling fori''
At that they let loose of the Cap. gives war
whoop in chorus. and lands on Pinckney with
eglar fyin' tackle. both talkins to Well say,
he didn't know whether to holler for help or laugh
He Just stands there and looks foolish while one of
'em shns up and gets overland holt on his lilac
necktie.
About then l notices some bearin' down
us from the other side of the deck. She was of
these tall. straight, deep chested wide eyed girls
built like the Goddess Of Liberty, and with cheeks
like bunch of sweet peas. Say, she was all
right, she was; and if it hadn't been for the Paris
clothes she wearin' home I could
have made guess whether she came
from Denver, or Dallas, or ST. Paul Any
way, we don't raise many of that kind in
New York. She has her eyes on the young
sters.
Good by. Jack and JILL says she wavin'
her hand at 'em.
But nobody gets past them kids as easy
as that. They yells Miss
Gertrudei' at her like
she was mile off, and -
points to Pinckney, and $3.50
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
FOUND oUg.
A Trained Nurse Made Discovery.

No one is in better position to know
the value of food and drink than a
trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee, a nurse of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, writes: Il used to drink
strong coffee myself, and suffered
greatly from headaches and indiges-
ton. While on visit to my brothers
l had a good chance to try Postum
Food Coffee, for they drank it alto
gether in place of ordinary coffee In
two weeks after using Postum l found
l was much benefited and finally my
headaches disappeared and also the
indigestion.
Naturally have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
a marked benefit where coffee has been
left off and Postum used.
Il observed q curious fact about
Postum when used among mothers. II
greatly helps the flow of milk in cases
where coffee is inclined to dry it w
and where tea causes nervousness.
81 find trouble in getting servants &c
make Postum proseriy. They mos'
always serve 1t before 1t has bess
boiled long enough 1t should be hotlci
Is to 20 minutes after boiling begjEs
and served with cream. when IL is GER
tainiy delicious beverage" Read
1.-THE Road 20 Weilvti;s' AZ 3xgs
There's Reason =
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
THREE BOYS HAD ECZEMA.
Were Treated at Dispensary-Did Not
unprecedented Five Months
Perfect Cure by CuticIra.

my three children had eczema for
five months. A little sore would ap-
pear on the head and seemed very
itchy, increasing day after day. The
baby had had it about a week when
the second boy took the disease and
a few sores developed. then the third
boy took it. For the first three months
l took them to the N Dispensary,
but they did not seem to improve.
Then used Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura Ointment and in a few weeks
they had improved, and when their
heads were well you could see nothing
of the sores. Mrs. Kate Keim, 513
West goth ST., New York, N. Y, Nov.
1, and z, 1906"
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The Peaceful Joy Of the River.

An ingenious Spaniard says that
rivers and the inhabitants of the wa
terry element were made for wise men
to contemplate and fools to pass by
without consideration" And though
will not rank myself in the number
of the first, yet give me leave to free
myself from the last, by offering to
you a short contemplation, first of riv-
ers, and then of fish; concerning
which doubt not but to give you
many observations that will appear
very considerable; am sure they have
appeared so to me, and made many an
hour. pass away more pleasantly, as
have sat quietly on a flowery bank by
calm river.-Isaac Walton.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
When Girls Propose.

He was proud and naughty and
owned an automobile, while she was
merely an honest, earnest conscien-
tious young girl with her own way
to make in the world.
But she loved him,
1T is true, / am poor" she plant
ed, while he has money to tip the
walters, but oh! my heart throbs for
him, and though he spurn me, 1 will
lay my love at his feet
A half hour later finds our heroine
kneeling on the Brussels carpet ada
cent to our aristocratic automobilist!
BE mine! Be mine!" she pleaded,
clasping her warm, impulsive arms
about the calves of his legs and rails
ing her amorous eyes to his cold and
cruel ones! "Be mine, Henri, or l
die for loveI"
Stop, woman!" he cried, tho the
merciless words cut her as a Damas-
Gus steel! Stop, say!"
Down, down upon the unsympathet-
ic Brussels sank the maiden!
Have ever given you hope? Have
/ led you on? Have I accepted your
flowers? Have 1 permitted you to
wear my picture in your watch? Have
l suffered you to bring my father
cigars or questioned you regarding
your mothers biscuit? Have I, wom-
an, have /, have ~"
Sternly he stood above her while
she gasped denial in a burst of dis
tress!
II know you are young and hon
est he continued more gently, while
the PROSTATE girl wept in the nap of
the carpet; Il know you are ambi-
tious and have good health You are
pure, pretty, high stopper and a
well dresser! 1 love you, but 1 can
never, never marry you!
"Arise!" he commanded, continuing
Arise! 1 am welded already to my
career!"
And what, oh, what, is your
career?" she moaned.
Woman" he answered, firmly, and
with momentous resolve in his voice
my career is a strenuous one l am
making our Uncle Hiram a crocheted
bath robe"
With low moan of anguish, the
crushed flower withered in a dead
faint at his feet,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
The Rad Time Eddy.

Sometimes, when man goes on his
vacation, he is annoyed by losing the
best part of his luggage The cork
comes out!
AS yet no one has sent back post
card after crossing the River of Death.
Many woman has gone on a matri-
monial hunt for a good thing and got
a bear.
Sometimes young man can find
out from girls small brother as to
whether she is going to marry him or
not.
Many a man who resolves not to
drink any more, couldn't if he tried
because he drinks all he can get now.
A mule doesn't have to go to school
to make his mark
One way to get girl you want is
to court one you don't want
1t is almost time for us all to be-
gin work for the coal man again.
Some lovers who sit before the fire
place and gaze into the Goals, can see
more air-castles than they will ever
own chicken houses.
A Gamer can can but he cannot can
a can, can he?
A wise woman never chooses a hus-
band from secondhand counter-al-
though the temptation, sometimes,
must be great
A prize fighter must needs have a
strong face.
A Chicago girl who has had forty
proposals, has at last become WIFE
The proposals were all from the same
man. who evidently believes there is
strength in numbers.
A crouch never got man anything
good.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-09-25
ALittIe courtship comedv.

A good-looking, well-to-do bachelor
of Manchester was being leased by
some young women of his acquaint
ance for not being married. He said:
'Tn marry the one of you whom on a
secret vote you elect to be my wife. -
There were nine women in the com.
pany. Each one went into a corner
and used great caution in preparing
her ballot and disguised her handwrit.
ing.
The result was that there were nine
votes cast, each receiving one. The
man remains a bachelor, the friend
ship is broken up, and the women, al
mortal enemies, united in the one de
termination that they will not speak to
the man again.-The Taller.