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SCIENCE NOTES.

1t has been demonstrated that the bam-
boo may be grown very successfully in
this country and the Agricultural De-
partment is investigating the subject of
the uses In this country to which the
stalks can be put. Early introductions
into the plant Introduction garden at
Chico. Cal. have been growing success
fully, and an explorer has been appointed
to get up q shipment Of the best timber
forms and import them the coming spring.
Harder forms than the Japanese have
been found in China, drought-resistant
forms are being ordered from India, and
the tropical giant forms will be secured
from the planters in Porto Rico.
The people of this country spend every
year about 81, OOO. 600 for floor mating. In
comparative recent times the Americans
have developed the looms and a great
deal of the material sold as oriental is
made in this country. the manufacturers
making use of imported sedge, straw and
rush. This industry has been crippled by
the Japanese merchants. who have dis
eliminated against the American manu-
facturerS. making 1t impossible for them
to secure the material for their looms
to the rescue and efforts are being made
to grow the rush and sedge straw In this
country. and In this manner We will be
placed in position entirely independent
of the oriental. A representative of the
department was sent to Janan and, not
withstanding the opposition of the Jap
anese mating guilds. 1900 plants of the
Japanese rush and $4,000 plants of the
Japanese sedge were secured. II was
found necessary to increase the quantities
by propagation, but carload lots have
been sent to points In Texas. Louisiana,
South Carolina and California. where con-
tracts have been made for the planting
Of trial areas under normal field condi-
lions.
The American Museum OF Natural His
tory and the geological department of
the Canadian government are working
together In the collection of data con-
corning the Eskimo-a large party has re-
Gently begun its Investigations at the
mouth Of the Mackenzie river and ad-
jacent country to collect chronological and
geological material. The party Is being
conducted by Mr. v. Stefansson. who is
well acquainted with the Eskimos of the
region. having wintered with them in
1906 and Mr.. r. NJ. Anderson, we'll
known naturalist. The expedition was
organized for the purpose of making sci
country. OF procuring as exhaustive col
lections as possible illustrating not only
the material cultures of the uncivilized
tribes Of the region, but also of the ZOO
logical conditions which prevail there,
and Of increasing our knowledge of the
geological formation of that region of the
world. The expedition will be at work
for a period of two years.
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@H- dads ,exSu
THOMAS ]. OWEN 4 son, AUCTIoNEEKs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PARCEL
OF DOWNTOWN REAL ESTATE SUITA-
BILE FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. PREM
ISES NO. 71s EIGHTH STREET NORTH
WEST.
BY virtue Of a decree of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia, passed in Equity
cause No. 27S07. the undersigned trustees will
sell at public auction, In front of the premises.
on TUESDAY. NOVEMBER TENTH, 1905. AT
FOUR-THIRTY O'CLOCK PM. the following
described real estate situate in the city OF
Washington. District OF Columbia, distinguished
aud 1--WE ,40SJ, beginning for the same at a point
the west line OF Eighth 10 feet liz inches
north from the southeast corner OF said lot and
running thence north along the line Of Eighth
street II feet 101s inches. thence west 50 feet
inches to the rear line of said lot. thence
81 feet inches, thence south lOia inches. thence
east IS feet to the beginning together with the
improvements.
Terms Of sale: One-third Of the purchase
money TO be paid in cash and the balance in two
equal installments payable In one and two
num- payable semi-annually. from day OF sale,
secured by deed Of trust upon the property Sold
or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. A
deposit of $500 will be required Of the purchaser
ut the time OF sale AL conveyancing. recording
and notarial fees at the cost of the purchaser,
days from day Of sale. otherwise the trustees
reserve the right to resell the property. at the
risk and cost Of the defaulting purchaser. after
i've days advertisement of such resale In some
newspaper published in the city Of Washington,
.. G.
a21 John Marshall III,
EMMA NJ. GILLETT.
i4i6 st. NV,
oece- d&d., eSu Trustees.
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the whole papers, and they must be clean
at that This little monologue may be
heard most anywhere. The conditions
are about the same in any city of large
or medium size. There Is a great deal of
accumulated material around a house
which is quite difficult to dispose of. 1t
might be burned. but an effort to dispose
Of the mass in an ordinary stove would
more than likely lead to disaster. even If
the stove is Of suitable proportions to ac-
commodate the collection. Most of them
are not.
The housekeeper's quandary has led to
the invention of a model device to be
added to the equipment of the household.
1t Is a refuse Instructor. in which the ac-
foundations Of the household are to be
disposed Of by burning In the back yard
without danger. The destructor Is bas-
ket Of wire built on an iron frame, sup
porting it several inches above the
ground. Into this the household accumu-
lations are dumped, as we'll as the sweep
ings. A match applied soon reduces a
big pile to a handful of dust. Such de-
vice solves completely the problem of the
DISPOSAL of q great deal OF material.
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Maine Ghost on Horseback.

from the Lewiston journal.
The horseback riding ghost is the very
latest variety that has appeared in Bow
doinham. and he is particular spirit.
making visitations only at certain times.
The hunters ghost they call him. and
the big man on the big white horse who
comes galloping down the Lisbon road
on the full o. the moon right up to. the
side door Of Sunny Crest farm strikes
terror to the heart Of the farmer folks
as he raps smartly with his riding whip
on the panels of the door. Whenever
one appears in answer TO the knock the
ghost. so they tell the story, wheels
round and disappears at a gallop. turn
ing into the old woods road much used in
revolutionary times by the soldiers OF
that stormy period.
Ghost of the old cap'n, they call him,
connecting this horseback riding spook
with a certain officer of unsavory fame
who once haunted the district of Maine.
1t is on the hunters moon when the ghost
rides abroad. and nervous people on the
Lisbon road are much disturbed by this
galloping horseman.
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The water in the upper Potomac has
been so low that the regular habitues
of the holes above Great Falls have
broken away from their favorite spots
and have been fishing farther down the
river. Mad Toms are scarce, but smelt
and big minnows are being used. Re-
ports from Mattawoman, Chappawamsic
and other points downstream show good
luck last Sunday. but during the week
the rain has kept most Of the regulars
indoors.
Charles Hickman caught several three
Founders in the vicinity Of Great Falls
recently.
DR.. 1. H. Mcconnell spent a few days
at knott's last week and had good luck
with the bass. He landed about dozen
every day.
DR. George b. Henderson will leave
for a three-week hunting and fishing
trip in Virginia Wednesday.
If the weather is good Robert c. Over
man will try his luck at Chappiwaunik
tomorrow.
A movement is on foot 10 save the
thousands of small fish, especially bass.
found in the pools in the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal after the water Is drawn off
for the winter.
Col. George l.. Nicolson of Georgetown.
D. c. Superintendent Of the canal, is in
charge.
After the water Is drawn off pools al
ways remain and these usually contain
large numbers of fish. These Will be
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM
PROVED GROUND ON THE WEST SIDE
OF WISCONSIN AVENUE OPPOSITE THE

PROVED GROUND ON The WEST SIDE
or WISCONSIN AVENUE OPPOSITE THE
By vlrne of two certain deeds of trust duly
recorded in Liber 2744 at folio 1852 ct seq. and
the land records for the District Of Columbia, and
the request of the parties secured thereby. l
w se at SSs THE DAY
NOVEMBER. 1905 COMMENCING At THREE
premises. Situate in the city OF Washington.
District of Columbia. known as and being part
point ON the east line ef s7th street extended
111.I7 feet northerly from the point OF inter
section Of the east line Of said street With the
the northwest corner of the part conveyed to the
Union Trust and Storage Company. trustee. by
the east line of said street north degree and 80
minutes west 80. 80 feet more or less to the south
deed In Liber 25a9. folio 40 running thence with
said south line north 60 degrees . minutes and
ssd street stTeet thence with said west line south Il
degrees and 10 minutes east 50.22 feet to a line
co!neident with the projection OF the Line Of the
minutes and 80 seconds west 16l feet and 49, 100
7i94.1l square feet and being or intended to be
all of the ground lying between the part con-
xeyed to David NJ Hess and that conveyed to the
the hereinbefore recited deeds
numbered l as9 in square 1900. described as fol-
lows: Beginning at an iron stake marking the
intersection of the south line of the Homiller
property with the east line Of 37th street ex.
tended and running thence with the east me Of
S1th street extended north degree As minutes
west 80. 80 feet more less to the southwest
ner Of the property conveyed TO the Union
Trust and Storage Company. trustee. by deed in
Liber 2542. folio 229. thence along the south
line of said part north 20 degrees 10 minutes and
80 seconds east 1s1.S5 feet to the west line of
a2d street, thence south along said street "a
degrees and 10 minutes east 66 IS feet to the
southeast corner of the Homiller property. and
thence with the south line Of said property south
20 degrees and 80 minutes west 206. . feet to
the place of beginning containing IL s96 72 square
feet and being intended to be all OF said lot
belonging TO Thomas G.: Homiller lying south Of
that conveyed to the Union Trust and Storage
Company above referred to-
Terms: One third to be paid in cash. ,alance
and two years. with interest from day Of sale.
and secured by deed of trust upon the property
sold. or all cash, at the option Of the purchaser.
$500 deposit will be required at time Of sale
upon each parcel. Terms Of sale to be complied
with within 10 days from day OF sale, otherwise
the surviving trustee may resell the property
after days advertisement Of ouch resale pub
lished in some newspaper Of Washington d. c.
JESSE 81. WILSON
Surviving Trustee,
oc22- dts eSu 81 John iarshan Place.
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ADAM A. WEsCHLER, AUCTIONEER.
TRISTEES SALE OF THIRTEEN HANDSOME
i RESIDENCES, KNOWN AS PREMISES NO.


TRUSTEES SALE OF THIRTEEN HANDSOME
y Tendencies, KNOWN AS PREMISES NO.
2S05 CHAAiPLAIN AVENUE AND NOS 1i46
AND It's" TO 1712 COLUMBIA ROAD.
BY virtue Of certain deed OF trust. dated May
8: 1905 and recorded among the land records OF
the District Of Columbia in Liber No. 2949, at
folio $50 ct seq, and at the request Of the hold
ers Of the notes secured thereby we viii oisr
separately at public sale. on WEDNESDAY, TIE THE
ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER. A.D. 1905.
COMMENCING AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the
following described real estate, situate in the
county of Washington. District Of Columbia to
wit: Lots numbered twenty two &c, and twenty
four t24l to thirty -four (3i). both inclusive. aud
lot numbered thirty-seven (S7l Of Lttleton w.
Walker ct ais subdivision OF block numbered
thirteen n3,. Meridian HILL said subdyi-
page ISL, of the records of the District OF Co.
lumbia. said lot numbered thirty-seven t37l hav-
ing since been resubdivided and being now known
as lot numbered ifty-three. together with the i'm
provements thereon, subject, however. to first
and prior 1ncumbrance each OF said lots OF
IS, 800. bearing date May 5. 1906. and running
for three years thereafter. and interest thereon
from May g. 1907. at the rate Of five (5) per
cent per annum.
brance Of $1,000 and interest from May 5. 1907.
on each lot to be assumed by the purchaser. the
balance to be paid In cash deposit Of $500
ON each lot will be required at the time Of sale.
Sale to be closed within fifteen days from day Of
sale, otherwise the trustees may resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost Of defaultihg purchaser
after five days advertisement in some newspaper
published In the city of Washington. d. Z. Con-
veyancing at the cost Of the purchaser.
GEO. W. F. SWARTZELL. Trustee
ODD pS St
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1Hos. ). OWEN SON. AUcrIoNEERs
THANeERY SALE OF FIVE HOUSES. KNOW
As Nos RARRY ACE LAO

tHANeERY SALE OF FIVE HOUSES. KNOWN
AS nos. sI4 BARRY PLACE NV. I42a
FAST GAPII0L STREET AND 1921. 1928
BY virtue of decree OF the Supreme Court
y the District Of Columbia passed on the 18th
Jay Of October. 1905, in Equity cause No. 23s47
respectively. ON THrRsDaY. ocToBER
TWENTf-NINE, 1903. the following described
At FIFTEEN MINUTES PAST THREE PM.
lot letrered AZ in the subdivision OF lots 81.
65. TO and 81 In Wright Cox's subdivision
Of part OF Pleasant Plains. as recorded in Liber
surveyors Office OF the District Of Columbia. Said
lot Is improved by two-story frame dwelling,
ro % s4 as GToe Exec PM IN, cas-, IL
front Of original lot "A I'm square io5S. by the
full depth thereof. said lot IL improved by
two.story brick dwelling. known as 1923 East
At HALF-PAsr FOUR PM, lots 50. 90 and
81 in William Msyse's subdivision OF part Of
square l0ls. as recorded in Book ~ page 81. Of
improved BY twostory brick dwelling, known
1921. 1923 and 1925 Hope avenue Sc.
Terms OF sale as to each lot: One third Of the
paid at time Of sale md the balance in two
equal installments- payable In one and two
With a, , pee s.v cent per
by deed OF trust the property sold. all cash.
at the option Of the purchaser. All conveyanc
pd Of or ne
with within fifteen days from the day Of sale
the trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost Of the defasiting pur.
ELLEN S. MUSSEY. Trustee,
JOHN C. HEALD. Trustee.
ocf1-d&dseSu 4I6 9Th st. NV.
1.-THE ABOVE SALES ARE POSTPONED
on account of the weather until THURSDAY;
places by order OF the trustees.
occ0 81 ,0c264
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OLD CHINESE LITERATURE
CLASSICS WRITTEN UPON
SLIPS OF PARED BAMBOO.
Records of Dynastic Importance
Sometimes Cast From Molds.
Clay Tablets Not Used.

From the Asiatic Quarterly Review.
1t is now absolutely certain that neither
clay. leather, parchment nor the papyrus
was at any date ever used by the ancient
Chinese for the purpose of making rec
ords. which fact alone goes far to mega
tive any prehistoric connection with
Egypt, Babylonia or Persia. touching
which, moreover, there is not the faintes,
specific evidence to be found either In east
ern or western records.
1t seems also equally certain that the
Chinese never used metal style to
scratch characters upon wood. BAMBOO
or palm leaves. as natives of 1ndia-for
instance Banyan bankers-may be seen
doing any day even now. not only IN
India itself but also in Singapore and
perhaps Hongkong.
A Stick Of Bamboo.
What the Chinese used was a stick or
style Of bamboo. such as one or two of
the older historians describe as being very
like the Chinese joiners' link stick" or
wooden stick and line of the sixteenth
century (when first mentioned), and also
like that of today. AS there were and are
no bamboos In Khoten, the natives and
probably also the Chinese Of that place
in Initiating as best they could their own
bamboo slips and styles had perforce to
avail themselves of the tamarisk, a tree
which the Russian traveller PizeWalskl
found thirty years ago all over the Tarim
valley.
From the most ancient times ink had
been employed in China chiefly for the
purpose of branding the foreheads OF
criminals, but 1t had also been used, con-
currently with varnish. for inscribing
bamboo and wooden tablets with written
too Presumably WAS
the same in both cases.
Books Of Bamboo.
For books nothing but bamboo seems to
have been used, except that records Of
dynastic Importance and state laws were
also occasionally cast from molds Jpn
metal tripods. in order to secure perma-
nency. AS the bamboo stem is usually
no thicker than brandy bottle 1t follows
that the plane surface available for writ
ing characters could never be very broad.
Accordingly we find that the most i'm
portant works, such as the classics. were
written upon slips Of pared bamboo about
two and one-half English feet long and
about one inch broad. Works Of rather
secondary importance were inscribed on
narrower strips of half the length.
The number of ideographs on each piece
of bamboo varied with the importance
and dignity OF the subject. but In no case
does it appear to have exceeded thirty.
These bamboo laths would therefore re-
semble our variously graded modern box
wood paper knives. and 1t may be rea-
sonably supposed that four of the small
est would about go to the ounce-say. 1O(
words to the ounce. or from 1000 to 1900
to the pound, according to the size of the
strips. Thus an average book of one vol
ume as issued, by a modern European
publisher would weigh the best part of a
hundredWeight
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Street NV. and Two-story Frame
Dwelling No. 7Io Florida Avenue
NV.
BY virtue of authority vested in the under.
signed by til" '"St will and testament Of Henry
Koch, deceased. will sell. at public auction In
F FiTTH pa Psy oc ~ S"yEssEh AS. lsos. AZ
land and premises. situate in the city Of Wash.
ington, in the District Of Columbia. to wit: 49,
north of square, 5ls. said part Of lot one con
tanned within the following metes and hounds
ence the north as feet sen Of lot
feet thence south Sc feet. thence west 10 feet
10 beginning: for part OF lot two beginning at
along street 20 feet. thence porth 92 feet
inches to an alley, thence east 20 feet. thence
brieE dwellings nos 4os and All sireet NORTH X
west Ia be sold separately.
O'clock p NJ. lot number 4 four a. in fouR
Crows subdivision Of part Of original lots -four
and hve; In square number four hundred and
sixteen til6, as the same appears Of record in
Liber K. W, at folio l21. In the Office Of the
surveyor of the District Of Columbia. and bounded
northeast corner Of said subdivision lot four az.
running thence enthusiastically. at right angles
one-hundredths 33 22-1OO feet. thence south thirty
and forty-three e-hundredths go $4,000 feet
m feet four sed onsbs, a
Inches TO Boundary street. thence southwest thirt
t3ot feet and three and one-half f3is1 inches
along Boundary street to the place Of beginning
and said to contain eleven hundred and three and
nine one hundredths square feet Of ground. i'm
proved by frame dwelling No. TO Florida avenue
northwest.
Terms Of sale: one-thlrd Of The purchase
money 10 be paid IN cash. and the balance In
TWO equal instalments payable In one AMI
two years. with interest at per centum rer
snnunI. payable semi annually. from day OF sale.
secured by deed of trust upon the property sold
or all cash, at the option of the purchaser A
deposit OF 500 on each house required OF the
purchaser at the time Of sale. All conveyance
rig recording and notarial fees at the cost of
the purchaser. Terms OF sale to be complied
with within fifteen days from day OF sale, other
wise the executor reserves the right to resell
fsulting purchaser after Ave days. advertisement
Of such resale In some newspaper published In the
city or Washington, ID. G.
JOHN II. RUPERT
Surviving Executor.
No. PSI st. NV.
JAMES A: TooMEY. Attorney for Executor.
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REFUSE BURNING BASKET.
Device for Getting Rid Of Household
Accommodations.

"Oh my. Whatever shall do with all
this rubbish" exclaims the housekeeper.
beholding a miscellaneous collection of
papers. scraps and pasteboard boxes. the
roundup Of the regular weekly cleaning.
1.-The ashman declines to take anything
but ashes, the rubbish man picks out only
such as he can find use for, and the
secondhand man will have nothing but
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Where the Factory Scores.

Much as loathe the factory system. II
scores in some respects above sculleries
In factories. at any rate, women meet with
their kind and have intercourse with
many varieties Of human nature. But,
chained up in sculleries and kitchens. with
tether just long enough to reach the
stocking to be mended and no longer,
their lives are bare and starved as the
picked bones that they put In the pots.
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HOW IRVING WANTED TO DIE.
"Like Thatw He Told Ellen Terry.
and Snapped His Fingers.


What have 1 got out of it?'' said
Henry. stroking his chin and smiling
slightly. Let me see. Well. a good
cigar. a good glass of wine-good
friends" Here he kissed my hand with
courtesy. Always he was SO courteous
always his actions, like this little one OF
kissing my hand, were SO beautifully
timed. They came just before the spoken
words and gave them peculiar value.
That's not q bad summing up of il all. -
/ said. And the end. How would you
like that to Gomez"
How would I like that TO Gomez He
repeated my question lightly. yet medi-
tatively, too. Then he was silent for
some thirty seconds before he snapped his
fingers-the action again before the words.
Like that"
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FUTURE DAYS.
THOS ]. OWEN 4 son. AUCTIONEERS.

u. wv E>N a sun, AtSllONEEAhS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO-STORY
AND CELLAR, BRICK BUILDING, NO. 314
PENNSYLVANIA AVE. Sc. NOW USED AS
STORE
BY virtue IT a deed Of trust to us. recorded in
Liber 2106. folio 49, ct seq Of the land records
Of the District of Columbia. and pursuant 10
order passed in equity cause. No. 21457. by the
Supreme Court of the District Of Columbia. We
the undersigned, viii sell at gIblic auction IN
TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1905 AT
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM. all OF lot
eleven GD in WiIoushby Mattingiy. trustees,
subdivision Of lots IN square seven hundred and
eighty nine $50. together with the improve
ments thereon, consisting Of said buildings.
Terms Of sale-One- third cash and balance in
and two years. for which balance the pur-
chaser to give promissory notes, secured by deed
of trust on the property sold. and bearing inter
est from day of sale, at the rate OF per cent
per annam. payable semi-annually. or all cas-. at
the option Of the purchaser deposit of $50
required at time OF sale. and terms Of sale TO
be complied with in ten days from day of sale.
otherwise the trustees the right TO resell
at risk and cost Of defaulting purchaser. All
conveyancing at purchasers cost.
JOSEPH DARLINGTON.
40 9th st. NV.
clair LEE.
Fendal building.
oc31 -d&dsexSu Trustees
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Gas Bag Athletes.

From the London Hospital.
We may be permitted to express the
hope that the athlete of the future Will
not try to obtain stamina from gas bag.
Already far too many people waste time
striving against natural inaptitude for
various pastimes. The born athlete needs
about as little stimulation as does the ma
tional taste for athletics.