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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
JOINT INSTALLATION.
Officers Of Relief Corps and g. A. r.
Post

o. p Morton Womans Relief Corps. No.
/. and Fred. Douglass Post. Grand Army of
the Republic. beth of the Department of
Potomac held joint public installation last
evening in Grand Army Hall. The hall
was decorated with flags and banners and
streamers and festoons of red, white and
blue.
by four colorbearers, Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd,
past national Junior vice president of the
Woman's Relief Corps past president OF
the Department of Potomac and past presi-
dent of Lincoln Relief Corps, by unanimous
request of o. P. Morton Corps, Installed It's
officers. The installing officer for Fred.
Douglas Post was Past Commander George
W. Rowe of Lincoln Post
o. p. Morton Corps bears the talismanlc
NO l. in the Department of Potomac
Woman's Relief Corps, and its members are
proud of the fact that they were the hrst
to organize a corps in the District or Co.
lumbia. Department of Potomac, Woman's
Relief Corps
They constituted at one time the largest
corps in the department, and number among
their members several of the teachers in
the Washington public schools, and as
shown in the reports to the department are
an active up-to-d date corps, doing great
that much is done by their members on
Flag day, Miss Anna V. Tompkins and Miss
Maria L. Jordan teachers In the schools
always having Flag day programs, with
Grand Army men as speakers. Douglass
Post is named for the orator and philan-
thropist, Frederick Douglass. and is one OF
the largest colored posts in the Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Watering Plants in Winter.

From the Home Magazine.
Do not overwater plants at this season
of the year. Give just enough to keep the
soil moist throughout Let the surface
take on a dry look before more water is
and few plants are growing actively
enough to make use of a great deal of
water. An over-supply has tendency to
sour the soil, thus bringing about a dis
eased condition of the roots.
And be very careful about the use OF
fertilizers. If a plant is not growing it
needs no fertilizer. because 1t is not in G.
condition to make use of it. Make this a
rule, and never vary from II Fert'Iize
only plants which are already in or have
begun active growth. To feed dorms mt
plant strong, rich food is to injure it just
as surely as food of that sort will injure
a stomach whose digestive organs are not
plant has begun to grow, a weak appl,-
cation Is in order. Let it increase in
strength as the plant develops. Never
use enough to force a rapid growth, for
that means weakness, from which there
is almost sure to be reaction sooner or
later.
Do not let the plants in the window
garden become one-sided by being drawn
toward the light Turn them about at
least once a week that all sides of them
may have an. equal chance at the sun
shine. 1t Is a good plan to arrange the
smaller ones in front, near the glass, and
the larger ones at the sides and rear.
fit of the light. as they would not If the
larger ones were given places near the
glass, with the smaller ones tucked into
the shady places between.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
MR.. SHAW'S FUTURE.
What Senator Willard Says About the
Latest Rumor.

Senator Willard gave out a brief state
ment today concerning a rumor that Sec
rotary Shaw upon retirement from the
treasury would accept the presidency of
the Omaha National Bank, which office Mr.
Willard has held for many years. The SEN
ator said
Il was called out of bed this morning
about / o'clock by a number of newspaper
men who had kilograms from their chiefs
asking to be informed what basis, II any,
there was to a rumor that Secretary Shaw
would become president Of the Omaha Ma
tonal Bank. AS the story was news to me-
all l had to do was to simply deny the
truth of it and also to say that had never
discussed the subject with anybody.
THAT Secretary Shaw likes Omaha and
Nebraska nearly as we'll as he does Iowa
L think there is no doubt, and he may not
be averse to making his home with US
which event 1 think all good citizens of
Nebraska would appreciate very much.
However, I believe that Secretary Shaw is
a presidential possibility and it is highly
possible that Iowa has claims on him
which he may not care to disregard"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

of the Potomac. 1t has among it's members
several Medal of Honor men.
After the installation ceremonies short
speeches were made by Mrs. Oldroyd, Mrs.
Julia Roberts, department senior vice pres
ident; Miss Maria l.. Jordan, past depart
ment secretary, and Mrs. Isabel Worrel
Ball and Capt. Rowe. A feature of the
evening was an address by the president
Mrs. Mary NJ. Hutchins, and also that Of
the commander of the post Jas. NJ. Mayne
who was reelected. Refreshments were
served and a general reception followed.
The officers of Morton Corps installed by
Mrs. Oldroyd are: President, Mary NJ.
Hutchins; S. V. P, Annie T. De Vaul: J.
V. P, Sophie B. Brooks; treasurer, Carrie
H. Thomas, MD; chaplain, Mary L. john
son; conductor. Mary E. Tucker; guard
Mildred c. Egln, secretary, Christiana F..
Butcher; assistant conductor, Fannie NJ.
Costn; assistant guard, Annie E. Proctor;
patriotic instructor, Julia c. Collier; press
correspondent, Maria l. Jordan; color
bearers, Mary E. Griffin, Hattie L. Over,
Annie E. Cromwell, Rachel L. Brooks.
The installing officer Mrs. Oldroyd, was
presented with a bouquet of beautiful roses
The officers of Frederick Douglass Post
No. 81, installed by Capt George w. Rowe
are: Commander, Joseph N. Mayne: senior
vice commander, B. F. Davis; junior vice
commander, Edward Brooks; quartermas-
ter. John 7. Layton; surgeon, Lee Peter
son; chaplain, j. c. Stewart; officer of the
day, Alexander Oglesby; officer of the
guard, T. j. Jones; adjutant, J. W.
Butcher; representatives to department
convention, Alex. Oglesby, Alex. Freeman;
alternates, Edward Brooks, ]. w. Butcher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Maine Farmers Find More Money in
Selling Than in Killing Them.

Dedham (Me( Cor. New York Sun.
Within the last two years the practice
of digging young foxes from their dens in
the spring and rearing them in captivity
until the following autumn and then sell
ing them to owners of preserves and large
country estates has developed into prof
liable industry.
At the start the business was conducted
by taXidermists, who received as much as
So or so for pair of healthy young
foxes They were able to buy the foxes
for from 81 to $50.
The taxidermists We're able to make
from 800 To 1000 per cent profit at the
business until October, 1868, when the Sun
publlShed an account of the foX-breeding
establishment of Elijah Norton of Fox
croft. Me, in which il was stated that Mr..
Norton was filling orders for the young of
common red foxes at the rate of $40 and
S25 pair. and that he had orders booked
for three years ahead
Since then there has been great
Change in the sentiments of the countr,
people who live among foxes. In northern
Hancock county, where big and rudy
foxes have been abundant for years, and
where men with trained hounds have been
able 10 earn good incomes from hunting
foxes for their pelts the announcement
led to the abandonment of hunting with
dogs and the adoption of Conciliatory
measures toward the wild foxes, as if the
people had received a sudden awakening
If farmer sees fox lurking about his
hen pens in the early morning he no longer
rushes indoors for his dogs and gun, in
stead he hunts up cold meat and scraps of
food and strews them about the premises
for the purpose OF tOling Reynard nearer
to the home.
One result is that nearly all the hens
and turkeys of Dedham which have been
permitted to roam at large have been
gathered in by foxes and many back fields
and pasture lots are strewn with feathers
from the unfortunate birds. Instead of
beWailing their misfortunes and asking
the legislature to place heavy bounties
upon the heads of all foxes found at large
the losers seem Contented and are plan
ming TO get their money back next spring
when they shall go forth with spades and
picks and dig the precious young foxes
from under the frozen ground of the wood
lands and pastures.
As result of developing the new indus
try the neighbors have become jealous and
Watchful of one another. every man sus-
pectng his rival of knowing the location
of more fox burrows than he is willing to
admit Owners of wooded and unpro-
duCtive tracts where foxes are presumed
TO have dug holes have posted their hold
iugs with notices warning all and sundrv
concerning the legal penalties which may
be invoked in case foxes are sought on
the premises.
The man or boy who discovers an in
habited fox hole in the woods or in a
creviCe of a hillside ledge preserves his
secret as closely as If he had opened a
new gold mine. Three boys who reside in
the town have earned enough money to
buy their winter clothing by selling the
secrets OF new fox burrows to the hunters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
A Widows Mourning.

Materials for a Widows first mourning
may be selected from dull cashmere cloth
or Melrose and crepe is the correct trim
ming A plain circular skirt is taken into
the belt with a little fulness and trimmed
on the bottom with a simulated graduated
hounce lying fat. English crepe would
be becoming The top of this band is fin
ished with a loop as you go" design form
ed with a milliner's fold of crepe. The
bodice has a yoke of the crepe; the lower
portion slightly full and taken into a mar
row belt The outer edge OF yoke is trim
med with the milliners fold as on skirt,
and the sleeves fairly full brought into
deep. close-ftting cuffs trimmed with folds
Of the crepe The finish will be the white
lawn hemstitched collar and cuffs.
The small English bonnet OF crepe with
strip of white or the newer French crepe
fat hat will be equally correct, the latter
especially SO for younger women. A
creme Vel is preferred with the former,
fine sewing silk very dull being the drap
ing for the latter Over the face the veil
should be of perfectly plain net, either
black or white; gloves should be black
and handkerchief will show black Dor
der. The ties to the bonnet may be or
hemstitched lawn.
AS to the mourning period. crepe is
worn from six to eight months. the lawn
collars and cuffs for year. also the veil.
All black is worn for year and nine
months and half mourning for three
months II, however the mourning period
is observed for eighteen months-and this
length is considered By many as quite suf-
half mourning will be worn for
the last three months, in the former
case Black and white combined all white
and lavender are considered correct for
half mourning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
LINCOLN RODE IN HIS CAB.
Engineer Jack Wheeler Had the
President as Daily Passenger.

Z
From the Erie Railroad Employees Magazine.
Jack Wheeler is probably the only engi-
neer living who has the honor of having
had President of the United States as an
almost daily passenger with him in his en-
CINE cab.
1t was while the Army of the Potomac
was forming that Wheeler had his first
meeting with President Lincoln Day after
day Honest Abe" would come to Aqua
Creek and take a trip in the old locomotive
down to Falmouth Va.
There We're no passenger cars on the
trains that hauled the President back and
forth. and so Lincoln and his two boys
used the seat on the fremans side during
his run to the front. The trip one of
about ten miles, and President Lincoln
journeys were to see the dress paradeS that
were held every afternoon.
Under such circumstances it was natural
that Mr.. Wheeler became quite intimately
acquainted with the great President and
yet his principal impression of the famous
man was that he wore "a shockingly bad
hat that always looked to be a long time
out of date"
President Lincoln always greeted Wheeler
with warm handclasp and few CHEEKY
words regarding the proposed trip of the
day, and then generally subsidized into 81
lence, excepting as he chatted with his two
sons. With his long frock coat, his tall,
straight hat and his gaunt figure, Wheeler
remembers him as one of the most awkward
men he ever saw
But once in a while the Presidents face
would light up when something pleased
him, and this was the signal for a short
story or a joke of some kind that Lincoln
would fire across the cab at Wheeler.
Il did not think that any great honor was
being conferred on at those times by
having the President ride in the cab with
me-" said Mr. Wheeler. as he sat in his
handsome home in Meadville and recalled
the experiences of his early railroading
ION the contrary, 1 thought l was doing
with me-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
WHEN THE KAISER TRAVELS.
Works Hard and is Accompanied by
Staff of Government Officials.
, American Review Of Reviews.

From the American Review of Reviews.
Even when travelling the kaiser is at
work, for being the chief of a great nation
he must keep the government machine in
motion.
A large staff of government officials &C
companies him. A high official from the
foreign office attends to the duties of for
eign politics, makes reports on the az
fairs of state, receives the orders of the
sovereign and keeps up the communlca-
tons between the kaiser and the chan
cellor. Then there is a privy councillor
who takes dictations. decphers kilograms
and transmits the same. Besides, Two ad-
jutants accompany the suite.
For the very lively exchange of mes
sages between the kaiser and the chan
cellor special arrangement is made by the
imperial postal department Telegraphic
messages must be presented at once TO the
kaiser. When necessary to be deciphered
a postal official is in the nearest tele-
graph office to attend to this duty.
When the kaiser is out hunting special
messenger goes after him in case urgent
messages must be delivered Even at a
late hour in the night the kaiser has or
dered that regardless of his own con-
venience he shall be awakened if impor-
tant communications arrive. In addition
to these Geographic reports, mail matter,
which arrives daily by courier, must be
answered, tnen also, alleIlOn lnuSt NC
given 10 the reports of ministers from
other departments, conferences must be
held at all times of the day, and long
dictations given in the study where the
kaiser is stopping, be 1t on board OF the
Hohenzollern in his sleeper.
Added to this must be reckoned the
hours when he is working alone consisting
of the reading of newspaper clippings, the
active correspondence with his wife, from
whom he receives a daily letter, and the
correspondence with royalties or friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
SINKING INDIANA LAND.
Railroads Have Hard Work Preserv-
ing Grade in Mysterious Region.
! rom the Chicago vows.


\ report has been received in Chicago
that constantly sinking depression 1000
feet wide, running north and south through
Lake county. Ind, which already has cos,
three railway companies thousands of dol
lars, has begun TO droop worse than ever
The latest downward movement of this
mysterious sinkhole was observed early in
the week by employees OF the Erie railroad
at the point where that line crosses the
strip. Hundreds Of thousands Of tons of
gravel and earth have been dumped into
the crevice which continues for a distance
OF twenty feet each side OF the track
but the depression is now lower than ever
and the engineering department of the road
Is baffled.
The sinking of the earth at this point is
an annual event and has occurred about
this time OF year since the first railroad line
pierced the region twenty-five years ago 1t
IL believed that some subterranean cata-
clysm takes place in December which weak
ems the crust and causes il to sink under
the weight of the heavy steam traffic So
serious IS me condition that trains are com
PEELED 20 slow down in passing over it,
The Panhandle and Indiana Harbor rail-
roads also have suffered from this bottom
less pit the influence of which appa rentIy
reaches about fifteen miles north and south
II was stated by an official of the Indiana
Harbor line today lhat since they have
erected hf;een-fOOt embankment across
the strip the tracks have not sunk, although
depressions are noticed in the low land sur
rounding for a distance of 1000 feet
The strip begins about eight miles east of
Lake Michigan at the termination OF the
watershed and the northern limits of a re-
gion Of low swamp land. The first evil
dences of unstable soil are TO be seen at a
spot twelve miles east OF Hammond, Ind
and eight miles west OF Crown Point.
ii apparently is a product of modern civ
Ilzation, for prior to the advent of the
railroad in that region twenty-five years
ago traffic on the wagon roads was not
heavy enough TO break through the crust.
1t is limited among old residents in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Report of Trustees of the Dis
trict Reform School.
NEED OF PAROLE OFFICER
Health of Inmates Reported to Have
Been Good.
BOYS SHOULD BE TAUGHT TRADE
Recommendations Made by the Trus-
tees-Better Fire Protection De-
sired-New Buildings.
BOYS SHOULD BE TAUGHT TRADE

The annual report Of the board Of trus-
tees of the reform school for the fiscal year
1906, District of Columbia, has been sub
mitted to Attorney General Bonaparte by
Mr. Crosby s. Noyes, president Of the
board. 1t sets forth that lat the begin
ming of the last fiscal year there were in
the school 800 boys; there were received
during the year $50, a total OF 449, as
against 496 the previous year. OF those re-
ceived, 10 were committed by the Police
Court and 1 by the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia; Is by United States
courts outside of the District.
There were discharged during the year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
BRINGING UP GIRLS.
Freer Lives Led by English Young
Women Have Banished Hysteria.

From the Medical Brief.
Here is a tribute to the wisdom of the
modern ideas on the upbringing of girls:
Hysteria Is the generic name applied to
some of the most battling, as well as most
interesting, cases with which physicians
have to deal; cases which produce what
might be called phenomena of the nervous
system. morbid and abnormal manifesto
tons which have been and are being stud
led by medical men everywhere.
a nation whose women are inclined to
develop hysteria is to be pitied. One whose
women are conspicuously free from the
tendency is to initiate. The physician
referred to above after noting the fact
that hysteria is less common in England
now than it was a generation ago declares
that much stress must be laid on the de-
fective education and upbringing of Eng
lish girls twenty-five or thirty years ago
They were allowed but little freedom of
thought or action and were kept closely
tied TO their mothers apron strings. The
mother was a well-meaning person. but she
had but little initiative and was hidebound
by convention.
was that of her mother, supplemented by
the teaching of the village parson. This
degeneracy reached its highest point in the
cathedral towns of Great Britain.
quarter of century has marked a
great change In this respect and has been
concurrent with an increased robustness
of health of our girls. They are stronger
now physically, mentally and morally.
The advent of bicycling and motoring and
especially of greater facilities for travelling
in foreign countries has. had much to do
with this. chiefly by permitting a more
vigorous and intimate social intercourse
between young men and women.
The girl of today dictates the policy of
her mother and with a healthier outdoor
existence there are fewer of the factors
which tend to make for hysteria and its
attendant evils. 1t is comparatively rare
nowadays to meet with a neurotic English
girl, and the most typical and exaggerated
form of the disease must be sought among
the Latin races
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Organ to Save Woodpile.
From the Boston Herald.

A number of years ago village in the
eastern part of the town of Middleboro
was very much wrought up over the intro
duction of a musical instrument In its
church service. At the final meeting when
the matter was to be settled excitement
ran high.
One man whose reputation for honest
made a fiery speech in opposition. A
neighbor whose back yard Joined the
speakers could hardly wait for the close
of the remarks. Then jumping to his feet
without waiting to address the chairman
he said
Gosh, sir, if l had known the gentle
man was afraid of an organ / should
have had one hung on my woodpile years
ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
What Red Coral Is.
From st. Nicholas.

The red coral that is used for necklaces
is a horny axis which supports a number
of soft-bodied, coral-lke animals, or polyps
the entire structure bearing strong re-
semblance to small shrub. The fishermen
after they have brought this shrub-lke col
ony to the surface. clean the soft animal
matter away, preserving the red core or
axis, which is sold jewelry. Although
red coral contains some lime, it is largely
composed of a substance akin to horn, and
like horn it takes a fine polish Horn
wool and other animal substances of this
nature almost invariably change their col
or when brought into intense heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

Superintendent Iarnall, being the net pro-
ceeds of the farm and shops.
In his annual report the school physician.
DIR. Guy w. LatTmer, states that but one
death occurred al the reform school during
the fiscal year. He also states that dur
ing the years-ve have had remarkably
little sickness"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Neckties for Nome Wine Clerks.
Nome Gold Digg,

T
1t will perhaps be noticed by those who
visit the most popular resorts that all of
the wine clerks are now wearing new and
fashionable neckties. This Is accounted
for in the fact that Tom Nestor, while on
tie outside. was induced to buy a whole
case of neckties, and he brought them to
Nome and presented them to the boys in
the white suits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
A Good Reputation. Browns B-on-

chiai TROCHES are everywhere acknowledged TO
be the best remedy for Coughs. Sore Throat,
Hoarseness and Bronchial Affections Free from
opiates. Sold only In boxes. Never In bulk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12
Weakness.

From Harper's Weekly.
Mrs. Pat-"rhey do be sayin' that at
the weddin' the wine flowed like wa
Their"
wathered it?'