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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
ANIMALS AMBIDExTROUs.
Why Man Gives Preference to Right
Hand Over Left.
From the Chicago Tribune.

rom tne lineage Tribune.
Right handedness and right eyedness
came with genus homo. DIR. George NJ.
Gould has watched for them in squirrels
that use their front paws to hold nuts.
cats that strike at insects in the air or
play with wounded mice and in many
other animals but he is certain no pref
erence is given to the right side over the
left.
But in the lowest human savages all
over the world choice in greater expert
ness of one hand is clearly present. One
cause for its development is in primitive
military customs. In all tribes and coun-
tries since man used implements of Of
Tense and defense the left side. where
the heart lies, has been protected by the
shield, and the left hand was called the
shield hand. while the right hand was
called the spear hand.
Next to fighting came commerce. The
fundamental condition of barterng was
| counting with the low numbers. one to
ten. The fingers of the free or right
| hand were naturally first used and all
| fingers today are called digts. as are the
! figures themselves. while the basis of or
| numberings is the decimal or ten-iingered
| system Every drill and action of the
| soldier from ancient Greece to modern
America is right sided in every detail
Firing from the right shoulder and sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
The Moslem World.


Rev. DR.. Tisdall, at the Church Congress.
Islam is a challenge to Christianity
from the very fact that in India alone
there are far more Moslems (62 ass. OFT.
according to the last census) under our
rule than there are processing Christians
t53. 600. 900 in the whole British empire.
Islam is still spreading. Its progress in
Africa is at once rapid and steady, and
though in India the yearly increase in the
number of its professors is but slow, il is
still unchecked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Wall Street in Colonial Times.

From Harpers.
Had Capt, Kidd revisited Wall street
some oe-and-forty years after he had
be come one Of its pioneer proprietors he
would have found himself in strange sur
roundinss. and it is not at all proba bic
that he would have realized the dignity
or Importance of the thoroughfare from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
,np with the right eye brings the right

ing Win I!It II6ilt q y "f 1''s~' <''e '.e1f@
eye into prominence
II is significant that with the decline
Of militarism comes the suggestion of
schools for ambidexterlty ana the estaD-
the gospel of two handedness and its OBJ
yious advantages.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
LEFT ON her DOORSTEP
FOR THIS MOTHER

Mrs. A. G. Tuson, of Livermore, Cal.
writes: Il picked up from my door.
step one day little book in which
soon became very much interested,
My little girl of five years of age had
been troubled for a long time with
loss OF appetite, extreme nervousness
and undue fatigue. She was all run.
down and in very delicate condition.
This little book was very compre-
hensively written, and told of the new
method of extracting the medicinal ele-
ments OF the Gods liver from the oil,
eliminating the obnoxious oil which is
SO hard for children to take.
Just the thing said l, for my little
daughter and Immediately went for
a bottle of Vinol. 1t helped her won
derfully. She has gained rapidly in
flesh and strength, and she does not
take cold half so easily.
Il am extremely grateful for the
good 1T has done her, and hope other
mothers who have weak, delicate or
ailing children will be benefited by nv
experience and just give Vinol trial"
Vinol is sold in Rey noldsville by the
Stoke & Feicht Drug Go.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11

characteristic or the tree, however
makes 1t valuable food for cattle.
! Indeed, during the long droughts
which occasionally visit Australia hun.
dreds of settlers have to thank the
bottle tree for saving them from ruin.
/ Sometimes for more than year and
In the inland districts for still longer
periods scarcely a drop Of rain falls
Every blade of grass is dried, tanks
become empty. creeks no longer run
and in many cases dry up altogether,
as do nearly all water holes and la
goons; cultivation is impossible, and
| fodder 70: cattle and horses is extreme
| ly difficult to procure Then the bottle
tree comes to the rescue Every scrub
is searched for these living bottles
and everywhere Is heard the ringing Of
axes as the strange attractive trees
are laid low.
AS soon as the trunk has been strip.
ped of its bark the cattle are brought
to it II within easy distance. and there
they remain till neither leaves nor
wood is left In places where the
settlers have no scrubs Of their own
they will drive many miles in order to
obtain wagon load Of this great treas
ure.
Sometimes instead Of allowing the
animals free access to the tree the set
tiers cut the trunk into strips. put the
strips through the cutter and thus
make a substitute for proper chaff.
In many Instances during drought.
except for prickly pears and the foll-
age of trees. cattle are fed on these
living bottles alone. and they have
been the means of saving large quaint.
ties of stock
1t seems strange that in the absence
of rain these trees should retain their
moist interior, as the majority of oN-
ers look dry and drought stricken
But throughout all the bottle tree
fourishes, lifting its dark green leaves
toward the sky, whittier the farmers
and squatters turn longing eyes in
hopes of the wished for rain.
When the dry season ends and the
land in IL very few weeks is covered
with fresh green grass. the work of
the bottle tree is done. But, mindful
of its past usefulness. no farmer un-
less under absolute necessity fells this
tree. and it may often be seen stand
ing in solitary grandeur, its strange
shape outlined against the blue sky.
while the land at its base has been
put under cultivation or has been con-
verted into grazing grounds for the
cattle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
Homemade Barometer.

Those who love experimentation may
try the following method of making a
cheap barometer practiced in France
Take eight grams of pulverized cam
phor, four grams Of pulverized nitrate
Of potassium. two grams of pulverized
nitrate of ammonia and dissolve in six
ty grams of alcohol. Put the whole in
a long, slender bottle closed at the top
with a piece of bladder containing a
pinhole to admit the air. When rain
is coming the solid particles will tend
gradually to mount, little star crystals
forming in the liquid, which otherwise
remains clear. If high winds are ap-
preaching the liquid will become thick,
as If fermenting, while film of solid
particles forms on the surface. During
fair weather the liquid will remain
clear and the solid particles will rest
at the bottom.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
THE E0TTLE Tree.
A Life Saver For Cattle During the
Australian Drouehts.

a Life Saver For Cattle During the
Australian Droughts.
"It was like real bottle. thirty feet
high, covered with the bark of a box
tree and with gum tree growing out
where the cork ought to be-"
Such was the way in which an Eng
lshman described the first bottle tree
which came under his notice. and truly
one who does not know the tree its
sudden appearance in his pathway,
often in the midst of dense scrub. must
make vivid impression
The lower part of the trunk is thick
and cylindrical, decreasing in size to-
ward the top, its shape being that of
gigantic living bottle, from the neck of
which spring the only branches and
leaves that the tree possesses. In this
respect it carries to an excess the pc.
cullarity of most Australian trees
namely, their lack of branches for
considerable distance up the stem.
The bark is of grayish color and /.
very hard. says the Philadelphia In
quirer, but the wood inside is soft and
moist. The latter can be chewed in
the same way as sugar cane, but as it
lacks Its sweet, pleasant taste it is
rarely used in this way. This peculiar
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
Got Quite Pleasant,

The mistress of a hospitable home in
New York recently had to employ a
new second girl whose work she liked,
but whose blunt and forbidding man.
ner she liked not at ALL She talked to
the girl and urged her to be pleasant
and agreeable whenever she had to say
anything to other people, particularly
visitors.
A great surprise for the mistress fol-
lowed this admonition. The next day
the girl happened to attend the door,
and she opened 1t just as her mistress
was passing through the hall. To the
astonishment and bewilderment of the
latter the girl reached out and, catch
Ing the caller by the hand, actually
dragged her inside the door, express
Ing her pleasure at seeing her, and
then hastened to announce the call to
her mistress.-New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
Canaries of Paris.

The vender of chickweed In Paris
is a well known figure. The sellers
are numerous, and their cry is one of
the most noteworthy of those that re-
sound In the morning in the streets Of
the French capital. According to the
Bulletin des Halles. there are about a
hundred thousand canaries in the cap
ital, and the daily consumption Of
chickweed is estimated at $4,000. This
sum looks large, but 1t allows only 2
cents for each bird. A Paris contem-
porary points out that a goodly portion
of land between Suresnes and Cour-
bevoie is set aside for the cultivation
Of the weed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
INSOMNIA.
Curious Way In Which II Affected .
Woman's Imagination.

SuflOuS way IH VbfllCH IL HUeCteu
Woman's Imagination.
81 can't stand this any longer, doc
tor" said the nervous woman. al
the patient in the next room to mine
No. %, doesn't keep quiet at night
must change my room or leave the
sanitarlum altogether"
whats the trouble? asked her
physician.
"She has one Of these squeaky old
wooden bedsteads, and every time she
turns over it awakens me. Last night
she did nothing but toss to and fro,
and | didn't get single wink of
sleep"
"I'll see to that at once" he assured
her. "a woman in your condition GER
tainly must have absolute quiet at
night. I'll have the patient in No. %
sleep on the roof. The fresh air will
be better for her anyway"
The next morning the nervous wo-
man appeared In the consultation
room of the sanitarium in radiant
mood.
"How did you sleep?" asked the doc
tor
Perfectly" she replied. I'm SO
much obliged to you. 1t made a great
difference"
81 knew 1t would" he said gravely.
He was telling the truth, because he
knew the power Of the Imagination in
disease, especially Of the nerves. As
matter Of fact, No. % had not been
occupied at night for three weeks. The
patient had been sleeping on the roof
all the time.-Exchange
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
Two Great Orators.

AS an orator Demosthenes was head
and shoulders above Cicero the Ro
man. The great Athenian stands IN a
class all by himself, II we are to be-
lieve the consensus of learned opinion.
Cicero, 1t Is said, prided himself on his
faculty Of extemporizing at need but
probably trusted little to 1t on great
occasions, while with Demosthenes 1t
was the rule never to speak without
the most careful preparation. The
speeches of both were spoken without
manuscript. They would never have
made the reputation they did If they
had been tied down to their notes.
New York American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
GLOUCESTER.
The Greatest Fishing, Center In the
United States.

| United States.
! Everything smells of fish In Giouces-
ter 1t Is not an odor TO which any OF
the natives object. Nor do visitors
find in 1t anything OF which to com
plain. for 1t is the pungent ozone of the
sea. the smell of fish freshly caught.
Gloucester has really never known my
thing else. for since its beginning, ap-
preaching three centuries ago. It has
always had fishing for Its chief indus
try. and today II Is the greatest fish
ing center of the United States and
recording to the belief OF many. of the
world
When two masted schooner. laden
to the gunwales with its cargo OF fish,
comes into the wharfs the fish are car.
ried In great tubs. Over these stand
a company of experts, men who have
cleaned hundreds OF thousands of fish
and who can make the quick cuts and
do the scraping with incredible speed
Running to each tub is hose, and aft,
er the waste has been removed an In.
stant under the high pressure of "a
ter from the hose cleans out the fish
completely and makes It sweet and
ready for the next step IN the opera
tion. Goldfish Is dried and salted be-
fore being sent to the market and the
work Is also done on the wharfs
Here are ranged hundreds of tables
exposed to the bright sunlight. The
cleansed fish are piled up in such
manner that the warm rays get most
admirable chance at them.
From the open air drying tables the
fish are shifted to the boxing and pack
ing establishments, which are also To-
Gated along the water front, and then
they are made ready to be shipped to
all parts of the world. - Springfield
Union.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
Their Only Lob.

"Why, Mrs. White" began the sum-
mer visitor newly returned to Say
mouth, chow those naples of yours
have grown since last year! It's per-
fectly amazing"
"Oh, / don't knows It's anything to
wonder at" said Mrs White easily.
"They aln't got anything else to do."-
Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
Rival Diunities.

An Englishman. fond Of boasting Of
his ancestry, took coin from his pock-
ct and, pointing to the head engraved
on It, said. MY great-great-grandfa-
ther was made a lord by the king
whose picture you see on this shilling"
What coincidence" said his Yam
kee companion, who at once produced
another coin MY great-great-grand-
father was made en- angel by the In
dian whose picture you see on this
cent
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11

You are charged with stealing nine
OF Colonel Henry's hens last night
Have you any witnessesr asked the
justice sternly.
"Nussahr' said Brother Jones hum-
nly. u specks rs sawtuh peculiar
datuh-way. but It amt never been
nah custom to take witnesses along
when goes out chicken stealini, sub"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
The Excitement.

How fast do you usually traveiY'
II don't pay much attention to that"
answered the motorist. 81 get most
of my excitement In watching the ra-
pidity with which pedestrians move
out Of my way."-washington Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
Feminine Nerves.

There ara nervous women, there are
hypernervous women. But women so
nervous that the continual rustic Of a
silk skirt makes them nervous-no,
there are no women so nervous as that.
Wellington Free Lance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
A ShIpwreck.

Muggins, gazing intently at a dead
dog, In a resigned tone at last said:
Here Is another shipwreck."
"Shipwreck! Wherer blurted out
Juggins.
Where. my dear friendT quoted M.
There Is bark lost forever"
Juggins growled and passed on
London Fun
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11

Necessity Is stronger far than ant
Asschyius.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE

Estate of Joseph Kerr, late of Reynolds
Vile Borough. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters OF
administration on the estate OF Joseph
Kerr, late of Reynoldsvlle borough
Jefferson county, Pa, have been granted TO
the undersigned, to whom all persons in
debted to said estate are requested 10 make
payment. and those having claims or de.
mands viii make known the same without
delay' Cd. KERR,
Administrator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11

It II impossible for a man attempt
ing many thinr to do all things we'll
xsnophon-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-11-11
stioka Ia III. Ward

HE is a man who sticks to every
word he says"
'Ts that soY
"Yes; he shutters so."-New York
Telegram.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-18
MUST REGISTER
FOR THE PRIMARY
Question Discussed at Com
mittee Meeting of the
Democratic Club.

The regular weekly meeting Of the
various committees of the Warren
District Democratic Club was held at
the club rooms last night, VITA all
but two or three members present.
Perhaps the most important thing
that came up for discussion was the
qualifications for voting in the pri-
maries which are to be held the oath
inst. City Attorney George NeaIe,
who was present, stated That under
the law only those who had previous
ly registered would be entitled to
vote at the primaries. Steps were
taken to disseminate this information
thoroughly among the voters.
Discussion as to the procedure in
nominating delegates at the caucuses
which are to be held in the various
wards tonight occupied much of the
time. 1t appeared to be the concen-
sus of opinion that there was no lin
it to the number of delegates Inat
could be nominated in any one ward.
The delegates nominated from each
ward will be placed on the wards
ticket, and if the ward is entitled to,
say seven delegates, all but seven
of these names viii be scratched
Encouraging reports, as usual. were
heard from the membership commit
tee, various other committees were
heard, and plans Tor the furtherance
of the work discussed. The commit
tee then adjourned until next Fr1oay.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-18
GIBBONS SUCCUMBS
AFTER HARD STRUGGLE
Well Known Citizen Dies AS
Result of Meningitis.
Made Strong Fight.

CATCH-Gibbons Succumbs
After hard struggle for life ]. p.
Gibbons, well known local citizen and
resident Of the city for several years,
passed away at the Copper Queen
hospital yesterday morning as the re-
suit of an attack of spinal meningitis,
which set in following a severe case
of pneumonia. Arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been mau~
Gibbons was taken down with an
attack of pneumonia about two weeks
ago, and was in a very critical eondi-
ton, but finally rallied, and was re-
covering strength rapidly when COM
plications set in on last Friday. The
surgeons operated on the patient and
afforded him some relief, but the dis
ease made rapid progress in spite On
all efforts and the patient gradually
sank until yesterday afternoon at 1870
O'Clock, when the end came. The
attending physicians were surprised
at the wonderful vitality the patient
displayed.
Gibbons was 43 years Of age and
unmarried. He had been employed
for several years past as foreman OF
the shipping department OF the Cop
per Queen store. So far as is known
his only relative In this county Is
nephew, Peter O'Malley, residing at
St Paul, Minnesota. Deceased was
a member Of the local council Of the
Knights Of Columbus, under the aus
pices of which order the funeisl viii
be held as soon as instructions are
received.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-18
GOLF CONTEST WILL
TAKE PLACE SUNDAY
Try-0ut Match to Select Team
to Represent BiSbee at
Douglas April &c.

The greens committee OF the War
rem District Country Club met last
evening for the purpose Of arranging
the try-out match tomorrow, when
ten players will be selected 70 repre-
sent Bisbee In the contest with Doug
las on Sunday, April 26 at the Smelter
City.
The matter OF sending twenty play
ers to Douglas was discussed, but II
was finally decided that a team COM
posed of ten members should repre-
sent the club. In order to arrive at
some decision in regard to the ability
of the respective players it was ar
ranged to bold tomorrow's match.
w. B. Gohring was selected TO cap
tain one, and E. c. Milton the other,
The following members will compose
the Gohring team: Pelton, Taylor,
Williams, Griggs, NJ. ]. Brophy, Sher-
man. Mexican, Hamilton, Soule, Hol-
den and Maggofin. Following Is the
Milton team: Douglas Harrington,
Rooster, White, Haslam, Schwartz
Treu, Sawyer, Banmforth, Pattison
and ]. T. Hood.
The rife committee has also made
arrangements for the usual weekly
contest tomorrow and it seems prob
able that the record will again be
broken, as a number of followers OF
the sport have spent considerable
time practicing.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-18
WOMAN ACCUSED
BY MERCHANTS
Mrs. A. v. Carter Under Arrest
on Serious Charge --Hear-
ing Next Monday.

Mrs. A. v. Carter, of Lowell, is
held in this city on serious charge,
it being alleged that she is guilty OF
defrauding merchants of Bisbee and
Lowell to the amount of several hun
bred dollars. Her hearing was to
have occurred in Justice Burdick's
court yesterday, but owing to the abb
sence of some of the prosecutions
witnesses the case was postponed I'M
til next Monday.
Mrs. Carter has been conducting
boarding house at Lowell for some
time past. Some of her creditors
grew suspicious, it is alleged, and
had the officers serve an attachment
on her for her trunks. 1t was then
learned that the trunks had been
checked to New Mexico and were
already out Of the city. Mrs. Carter
was then arrested on a charge OF
fraud, the complaint having been
sworn to by the Bisbee Commercial
company, which alleges in the COM
plant that the defendant is indebted
to them in the sum of $500. 1t is also
reported that she is indebted to E.
A. Toyrea & Co. to the amount OF
about $3.50; also to the Copper Queen
store, and to various other merchants
of the city.
1t is reported that when asked to
settle her bill at the Bisbee CONNER
ciaI Company's, Mrs. Carter told them
to forget it," that she had traded
with them long enough for them not
to bother about little account ike
that.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-18
AN UGLY ROW
IN TEADERLOIR
Well Known Physician Bonn
bardS NegreSs' House With
Rocks and Is Shot At. ,

As a result Of a shooting, which
took place on Upper Brewery Avenue
yesterday morning, Or. ID. Cassidy, a
well known local physician, is under
bond to appear before Justice Hogan
on Monday afternoon at o'clock for
a preliminary hearing on a charge of
assault with deadly weapon, and
Fannie Roseman, negress, is under
bond to appear for preliminary hear
ing before Justice Burdick on Monday
morning at 10 o'clock on a charge of
assault with intent to murder. The
woman fired two shots at the physi.
clan and a companion of his after.
she claims they had hurled rocks into
her house, while in drunken condi-
ton. The story of the physician
could not be learned as it was i'm
possible to locate him last night
Il was stated yesterday by people
who were on the scene thar DR.. d.
Cassidy and a friend of his named
Walter ]. McCurdy, an attorney who
arrived in the city about a week ego,
had been drinking in one of the
houses in the tenderloin district, and
after leaving this place started down
the road 1t is claimed by Fannie
Roseman, who lives few doors south
Of where the physician and his friend
had left that Cassidy forced his way
into her house, and refused to get
out. She claims she finally put him
out, and that then he stood In the
road and threw one rock after another
OF considerable weight through the
doors and windows. She claims she
tried to get him to stop, and that
when he refused, fearing her life was
in danger, she got six-shooter and
fired two shots, neither one of which
took effect.
Cassidy, according to the story Of
Stanley Hunter, a newsboy who was
in the vicinity, ran when the first
shot was fired. Deputy Sheriff VIII
White and Constable Wilmoth were
summoned, and soon appeared on the
scene. All parties to the fracas were
paced under arrest.
McCurdy appeared before Justice
Burdick and swore 20 4 complaint
charging the woman with an assault
with intent TO commit murder. Sh7
was arraigned, the complaint was read
to her, and she was then released I'M
der bond in the sum OF $500 to appear
for preliminary examination on Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock.
As soon as released the woman
went TO Justice Hogan's court and
swore to complaint against Cas-
sadly, charging him with assault with
a deadly weapon. The physician was
arraigned, the complaint was read to
him, and he was released under bond
in the sum of 800 cash, to appear for
trial on Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock
Last evening an attempt was made
to secure a statement from Cassidy,
but persistent efforts failed to locate
him anywhere in the district. The
physician with whom he is associated
professionally stated that he had not
been at the Office any time during the
day.