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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

balmed Meadow You never knew it before, and
neither did l. and l can't say that like the idea
of being in place needing embalming either: but
that is what it is Think of our being here for four
years and never finding it out!''
Whiteface swallowed her cud, and, coming closer,
gazed into my eyes, bright they with the
promise of the Higher Life. Miranda she said
INV name is Miranda -" Miranda, is it pepper
grass, have you taken too much sorrel again!
Give it a name, Miranda Where does it hurt you?
Come over here and lie down in the shade while l
splash water from the brook your head, Come,
dear Miranda You must get over this sad state of
mind!'
Whiteface,' l replied with condescending dig
nifty, you wrong me. 1t isn't anything that I've
eaten, nor yet anything l have drunk It's just
what I've been hearing. Listen while l tell you.
Whteface. The trouble with is the complicated
agitations of modern existence. We must unfetter,
liberate and restore to honor, true life
Whiteface still looked concerned And how
we going to do - she inquired
LAS Kline, Lowing Kline, must aspire to
the Higher Life to high thoughts. high words high
needs, high pleasures, high beauty
Mn" said Whiteface " don't quite what
you re driving at.
The aim of our practical energy should be to
get near to Natures heart,-to be one with trees,
ferns birds, and insects
"Oh, that" said she. That's easy enough.
"EaSy!" gasped.
Easy as anything Miranda. l don't any
way of getting, more at one with fern or flower
than to eat it.
Now isn't that Just like Whiteface? So practi-
gone for years Just looking these birds and trees
and things, just sitting down beside them and sort
of rubbing up against Nature, having only what you
might call speaking acquaintance with her, while
Whiteface in single moment had gone straight to
the root of the matter!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
They Held Up
the Carrot and
Said. Uplifting"

No" Perhaps we had had enough tree; but
she certain that there thing more in
the prescription
Ferns, insects, trees, and birds" | recited.
"There! said Whiteface. II knew i'll We have
got everything but the bird!'
But, Whiteface," / protested, Il can't eat a
bird. l am a vegetarian, am! don't like birds!
1 don't want birds! don't think it is right
a thing unless you do it thoroughly OF course we
feel queer with all these old ferns. willow
branches, and pinch bugs inside us; but l reckon
the birds will fix it up all right Whiteface is SO
thorough!
There were several robins hunting for worms by
the brook. and | thought of them would have
to do. robin looked like a large mouthful: but
as you can't have too much of good thing, White
face and | each started out to catch one. But We
found that you begin to look at a robin
article of diet he vanishes. Whiteface and |
ran and ran open mouthed after robins sparrows
anything else could see, till we exhausted
Miranda said Whiteface, Il don't think We
want robin. anyway. have better idea Isn't
duck bird?
"Of course" replied.
Well she said, there is that whole brood of
ducklings just coming down the brook with their
Whiteface," l said would you rob mother
of her young?"
me that the Higher Life of Cow is much
valuable than the lower existence of few duck
lings;;, ..,e
And we went down to the edge of the brook and,
like beasts of prey, plunged into the stream. White
face seized little black and white duckling by the
wing and grabbed yellow one by the head, and
though the mother protested and the other duck
lings fled in fear we bore them trumphantly to the
bank
1t was terrible ordeal for me, swallowing that
young duck. /, who had never eaten anything in
my life resisting than a few grasshoppers and
an occasional spider or two, to have to get the
whole of fuzzy, kicking ducking down! There
were tears in my eyes | watched Whiteface
struggling with hers; but at last both triumphed.
and turned each other with the consciousness of
accomplished purpose.
Then we separated l felt that did not yearn
for the society of my kind Even Whiteface, an
advanced Lowing Kline, striving after the Higher
Life was dstasteful to me- And as l noticed her
swift departure for the northeast corner of the lot
l felt that the feelings animated her that
were in me. All through the afternoon lay prone
in corner of the fence, while my digestive appa-
ratus, hitherto suited only to the succulent grass
and the luscious cowslip strove painfully and in
vain accustom itself to meat diet
A FTER this it seemed to that there was some
"A mistake about this being with Nature.
Nature, as represented by ferns, bumblebees,
tree, and a duck didn't seem to want to be one
with us-refused to be assimilated, you may
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
OBITUARY NOTES
Daniel DOrc.

Daniel Dore, a well known citizen re- siding at II William street. died quite suddenly yesterday morning at his home, after an illness which began at about New Years. MT Dore had an attack of pleurisy early in the year and was operated upon. He had been
 better of late and was able to be at his place of business much of the time He was far from strong, however, and his death was quite unexpected. Yes terday morning he was around as us- ual, but did not seem to be quite so well While complaining of feeling bad ly, he grew rapidly worse and died at about a. m. Death was undoubtedly due to heart disease, hastened by his weakened condition.
 Mir Dore was native of this city and a son of the late Mir, and Mrs. Daniel Dore. For about 30 years he was in the grocery business in Grand ave- nue, but retired some time ago to take up the real estate business He leaves 6 widow and eight children, Daniel M,. John, Anna, Catherine, Elizabeth, Jen- ne Grace and Gertrude. He was n member of the Royal Arcanum and the N E. O. P. His age was 57 years Mir Dore had a great many friends and his death will be heard of with much re- gret.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

Pawtucket R, l. June 5.-,-The five mills oG the J. & r. Coats company, linn tied, in this city and Central Falls, have resumed schedule of five days a week, which was in effect up to few weeks ago, when a four-day schedule ruled About 2,00O operatives will re- ceive an extra days pay as a result.
 Washington, Nine 5.--After to-day's cabinet meeting Secretary Taft an nounccd the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Harry F, Hodges, corps of ell glneers, and chief purchasing officer of the Tsthmian commission, to succeed Jackson s. Smith, resigned. Lieutenant Colonel Hodges will retain his status in the army
 Washington, June 5,--Secretary Root
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Washington June 5.--Thomas r. Gore, the blind senator from oklahoma, who is undergoing treatment at the Episcopal hospital here, firmly believ ss that his sight will be restored. He IS considered a model patient. Mrs, Gore is constantly at his side,
 Atlanta, Ca, June 5.-Wit the re- turns practically complete from all counties in the state Joseph M. Browns plurality in yesterdays democratic pri- mary for the democratic nomination for governor Is 150O0 Governor Smith lost his won county, Fulton, and most of the large rcounties in the state.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

when asked to-day if he was to "sit on the lid' in Washington during tho summer replied that his plans were so arranged that he should leave Wash inEton June 20 and spend two or three weeks at a training establishment ir
 New York state, and then go 10 his farm near l'tiea for the remainder of
 the warm season
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
Charles R. Hitchcock.

The funeral of Charles R. Hitch cock, whose death occurred Thursday will be held tomorrow afternoon with services at the home of his sister, Mrs George w. Humphrey, 153 Washington avenue, West Haven, MT. Hitchcock was 42 years of age.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06
James Francis Brophy.

Tho funeral of James Francis Bro phy, the infant son of Margaret J. Shannon Brophy and the late Charles w Brophy, will be held this afternoon at 230 o'clock from his mothers res- idonce, 37 Clark street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

Jersey Justice" has long been far famed for its speed, but f the state produces many more freak cases like one that cropped out last week its courts are likely to become known for something besides celerity. 4 live mon key Is a regularly committed inmate Of the state Home for Boys at James burg. Not long ago tho monkeys owc- CT, an Italian, was sent to the state prison from South River. What to do with "da monk" was question for the law officers, until one of them hit upon the happy idea of committing him to the state home. The papers were made out by sheriff. and the monkey was accepted and recelpted for in due form by the superintendent Of the home. Pe- dro lives for two weeks at time with each of the groups or families oi boys fin the institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Fatigue as a Stimulant.

From the Literary Digest.
That one may be stimulated by fatigue
seems contradiction Of terms. 1t is now
generally held. however, that fatigue is
due to poisoning by waste products Of
muscular activity. and recent experiment
goes to show that these products at first
stimulate rather than retard action. This
is what call warming up to our
work. which is partly due to improvement Mt
in the circulation. but chiefly to a positive
stimulating effect. Says the American
Journal of Public Hygiene:
The conception that fatigue products
at first favor activity and only later re-
iard IL may he Of great value in clearing
up various hygienic problems. Take for
lapse into Inconsistencies after the Gus
tomary hours OF waking may be primarily
due to cerebral anemia produced by the
failure of the vaSomotor center to mann
tain full activity. as DIR. Howell suppoSeS
But hack Of this direct cause lies the
general question of fatigue products ana
their action upon the system Upon the
old assumption that such substances must
always be depressing it was difficult u
see why the efficiency Of the body did 70,
steadily decline from maximum carry
In the day TO evening levels little ABOVE
that of sleep. That the general command
of mental faculties and muscular re-
sources is often at its hest in the evening
the case are readily covered by DIR. Lee.
observation. 1t is perfectly conceivable
that nerve centers as we'll as muscle fibers
may he rendered irritable by the same
chemical agents which will later narcot-
iZe them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Origin Of the swastika.
From the Outing Magazine.

Possibly you have noticed on your moe
casins, as upon many decorated buffalo
robes, certain cross lines done in beads
or quillwork. These lines may mean diff
ferent things, but in proper relation to
other lines they seem 10 mean, among
very many tribes. the same thing-that is
to say, paths or trails, usually paths Of
the buffalo. The buffalo symbol was the
symbol of abundance, of plenty and the
buffalo comes into the life and the art
of the American Indian continually.
The figure denoting the four winds, or
four cardinal points usually taking the
form of cross. with limps of equal
length is not confined to any one tribe.
At times this cross takes the form OF the
swastika. This figure, as we'll as the fig
ure of the cross. apearS on nearly every
continent of the globe and among nearly
every nation. Certaon fanatics have fall
en- into ecstasies at seeing the sign of the
cross among savage tribes which have
not met Christianity. They go too far in
their own symbolism The cross Is the
simplest arrangement of two straight
lines The swastika is easily made by at
taching short line at the end of each
arm of the cross. This figure almost
seems to be spontaneous and not to have
been gained by intercommunication. The
simple cross is widely used in the deco
ration of all the tribes. but the figure has
a very wide and divergent significance.
Sometimes it means Morning Star, some
times any star and sometimes very many
other things; but the Specification of the
star seems to be the most widely accepted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
THE MUSIC HATER
And the Great Things That BE
Misses in His Hatred.

From the Dial.
What a puzzle music must be to those
unfortunate people. stricken with spirit
ual cecity. TO whom the art is no more
than SO much sound and fury, signfying
nothing They Know that to others 1t
constitutes a whole world of experience.
yet are themselves excluded from that
world by an insuperable barrier. They
must take il on faitn. as the color-blind
must take tie rainbow and the sunset.
If they are honest with themselves. they
will admit and lament this defect Of sense.
accepting the unavoidable. gazing visit
fully at the walls that separate them
from a realm of whose giories they
know from Trustworthy report. but into
which they may not enter. sometimes
they are not honest with themselves, aver
ring the very existence OF the realm TO
be a fable, and those who claim its iran
chise to be self-deluded. finding realities
in what are but vain imaginings. They
allow music to be sound more or less
agreeable. but they stoutly deny, although
in the face of an overwhelming mass OF
testimony, that il has any spiritual mean
ing.
The province of music is the entire emo
tional and spiritual life. and the intellect,
although a necessary philosophical con-
cept. is no more to be caught by itself
than those equally necessary distractions.
the perfect pendulum ana the economic
man. Science comes nearest to being pure
when it takes the mathematical form.
but we cannot forget kepler's spiritual
exaitation in contemplation of his laws
o. planetary motion, and we may also
recall what Abt Nogler thought about the
whole matter
The rest may reason and welcome,
lis we musicians know.
What are 1.-The Substantials of life.
Science is certainly one of them but there
are at least three others-art. ethics and
religion. And If we allow that the one
is only here and there touched with emo
ton, the other three are surely Sunused
with it through and through. And the re-
lation of music to all three of them as
surely needs no argument in its PROOF.
For music is itself an art. IT is potent
| influence upon character, and 1t is OF the
very essence of religion.
But being as much more than sound as
poetry is more than words printed in
black ink upon white paper. the charac-
ter of music an art is beyond cavil,
and any likening of its effect to that of
| food upon the palate is supremely rid1cu-
| lous There are many. indeed, who would
| go so FAR as to call 1t the highest of the
| arts holding with Pater that every other
| art constantly saspires toward the condi-
| ton of music which is the true type
| or measure of perfected art"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Future of Japanese Iron Industry


That the iron industry in Japan will
continue to expand as 1t has done may
be taken for granted VIII further ex-
pansion of home manufacturing mean ex-
clusion of all foreign goods? Surely not.
Then. how much will foreign importers
suffer from the competition of the native
manufacturers? To this question no def
mite answer can be given. at least by me.
The past history of Japan tells us that, as
home manufacturing expands. imports in
crease in direct ratio. This would be the
case for some time to come. In certain
lines of work II is impossible for the Jap
anese to compete with foreign producers
For instance. in iron smelling work there
is no danger of homemade articles re-
placing the imported ones. A small blast
furnace plant. with men of little eX-
perience and ore imported from the far
off interior Of China, cannot compete with
gigantic American plants. managed by
the ablest financers and engineers of the
age The same thing may be said of
large machines. If l am not mistaken,
the largest dynamo built in the Shibaura
iron works, which has the best equipped
department for the manufacture of cleo
trjcal machines was 500 kilowatt ca
pa CITY The home iron industry will
grow and at the same time importation
of iron goods will increase. though the
character of the goods may change grad
ually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
''Parisian Hors Sc Race Sets
Worlds Fashions

The Grand Prix de Paris is
still the most spectacular of
horse races; and, more-it is
a worlds dream OF itself in
strength and beauty: civiliza-
tons triumph, bright with art
and fashion, luxury and JOY
OF living.
Diamond seekers starve
for water in the Transvaal:
rubber hunters perish in the
Orinoco ooze. and weary men
fight sheepblight on Austria
liam plains-in hope OF seeing
the Grand PriN de Paris.
African kings dream in the
starlight OF it; Indian raiahs,
Arab shieks. Siberian princes,
Persian senator's.
Then. finally. OF a superb
June day, we find that we are
all together on the boulevard,
where sunlight. dancing
through the green shade,
speckles the wood pave
ment.
A vivid pen-picture by
STERLING HELLO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
EGG-SHAPED- HEADS.
Fashionable in New Hebrides-How
They Are Secured.


From the National Geographical Magazine.
The egg shaped heads of some of the
natives of Malekula. in the New Heb
rides, were once thought to be naturally
conical For that reason scientific men
decided that the Malekulans were in the
lowest rung of the human ladders.
Later it was found that the conical
heads were produced as the Chinese wom-
en- distorted their feet by binding them
in infancy. The egg-shaped head is still
fashionable in Malekula, where some ex-
traordinary results are achieved
A conical head retreats from the fore
head in such manner that one is
znarkable profile preserves his or her
proper senses. such as they are. l could
not hear. however. that the custom was
supposed to affect the intellect in any
way.
The conical shape is produced by wind
ing strong sinnet cord spirally about the
heads of young babies and tightening the
coils from time to time. 4 piece of plait-
ed mat is first put on the head and the
cord is coiled over this. so as to give IT
good purchase. The crown of the head is
left to develop in the upward and back
ward fashion that is so much admired.
One fears the poor babies suffer very
much from the process. The child j saw
was fretful and crying. and looked as if
ii were constantly in pain; but the
mother. forgetting for the moment her
fear of the strange white woman, showed
i. to me quite proudly. pointing out the
cords with a smile.
She had normally shaped head herself.
and ii seemed that she had suffered by
her parents neglect of this important
matter for she was married to man
who was of no particular account. A
young girl who was standing beside her
had evidently had a more careful mother.
for her head almost sugarloaf
sha ped. 1t is interesting to know that
this we'll brought-up young woman has
married chief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS.-Nearby fresh Virginia. 1914 :
west Virginia and southwest Virginia.
10: Tennessee 16: duck eggs. Is.
BUTTER. = Creamery, fancy. o4a25.
Process. fancy. 21a22; fair to good. Goa
81 Store packed. fresh. 15a16
CHEESE. New York state factory,
new. large. 16ha17
POULTRY.-Chickens spring. per H..
2sa3O: chickens. winter. per h.. 22a25:
hens. per h., 1913: ROSTERS, per h.. Z;
keats. per h.. II: turkeys hens. per lb..
Halls; turkeys. toms. per h.. ID; ducks.
per h.. Gail.
DRESSED POULTRY.-Hens. choice.
per III. 14a15: ROSTERS, per h.. 7as;
chickens. per H., 1sa2O; ducks. per h..
l3a16; turkeys. hens. per h.. 16a17: tur-
keys. toms. per h.. 15a16.
Dbl. No 1. 1,15ao.5O: per hn. 70a9o: No.
.. per Dbl. 50a1 90: new. per Dbl. No. 1,
375a5. 90; No. ,. per Dbl. 25Oa3.25. Vans.
per Dbl. 3.5Oa4.5o: cucumhers. Fla. per
basket 75a2.O0: onions. Bermuda seed
Texas. per bu crate. 1865: peppers. Fla.
per Dbl. 75a1.0O: kale. per Dbl. 6Oa75;
spinach. per bbl. 75a1.OO: eggplant,
per crate. 150a2.5O; squash. Fla. per
crate 1Ooa125; snap beans. per basket.
i
lettuce. per Dbl. Locales. per basket.
4Oa30 okra. per carrier. o.5Oa3 90;
celery. per bunch. 5Oa75: celery. Fla.
per crate o.oOao.3): brussels sprouts.
per OF. 6a1o; tomatoes. Fla. per crate.
e23aa'o peas s per haSxs'' oo oaa o o."
rhubarb. per doz lunches. 15a25: rad
ishes. per 100. LOCALES.
GREEN FRUITS. Apples. per Dbl.
.. 5oa4 90: oranges. Cal navels. ner box.
3ooa3. so: oranges. Fla. per box. 2.0Oa
800: grape fruit. per crate, 300a5 90
pneapples. Fla. per crate. 2doa5.oo
Strawberries, per Of. Gals.
HAY AND STRAW. = Hay. western.
No, /. 1000: No ., 15.OOa15.5O. mixed
IA OOa15OO. Straw. rye. bundle. 13oOa
400; rye. machine thrash. 1OOOalO. so
wheat. 6.5Oa7.oo; oat straw. per ton
9.OOa9. so.
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle. extra. per cwt.
500; butcher per cwt.. 5ooa5.5O;
ordinary. per cwt 3.5Oa4,OO. Hogs. per
cwt. gross. 6.OOa625. Sheep. per h.
SASH fall lambs. choice. per h.. 6k a
I: spring lambs. choice. per h.. 8;
h. I: medium. per h.. 612a7.
BEEF CUTS-Ribs. No. I. per h.. 16:
No. >. IA; No 3. L. Rounds. No. 1. per
h.. 1919 No. 9. q; No. 3. 8. Loins. No 1.
per H.. Is: No . IS; No. 3. H. Chucks.
No: !. per H.; 10: No; =, 8: No. 3. :.
free of burrs. per h.. oOa2o: unwashed
IS. Hides. green. per lb., 5: dry. per
h.. Gall. Sheepskins. rreen, each, 5Oa75
dry. each. 25a6O Calfskins. green. each.
1.OOa1.2 dry flint hides. per h., o; dry
sailed hides. g.
GRAIN-Wheat, per bu.. s4aas Corn,
shelled. new. s2as7; ear, 3.75a4.oo. Oats
western white. No. ., per bu.. 60a65
mixed. 59a63. Bran. per ton. 30.OOa320 90
Middlings. per ton. 3O.O0a32. 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
Premiership Tenure.
ON the Dundee Advertiser.

From the Dullee AuNeTlisti
Mr.. Asquith is the eighteenth prime min.
lister who can claim Oxford as his alma
mater Cambridge has supplied twelve
The late prime minis ter was educated al
Glasgow and Trinity College. Cambridge
and had held office since December. 1895
period o. exactly two years and four
months. The shortest period of Office OF
any prime minister was that of Lord Can
ning-three months-and the longest tina,
of Sir Robert Walpole, twentythree years
Another interesting fact is that Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman was, with the eX-
ception of Palmerston. who was seventy
older than any other premier when he
first assumed the Office. When, on the
resignation of Mr.. Bal ours government
in December. 1900 Sir Henry formed his
ministry. he was sixty-nine. Lord Grey
was sixty-four when he became premier.
Mr. Disraeli sxty-two. and Mr.. Glad
stone hrty-nine The youngest prime mn-
lister was William Pitt, who was only
twenty four when he took Office in 1888,
and one of his predecessors-the Duke OF
Grafton-was not more than thirty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
IN THE
SATURDAY
TAR
why Is a Next Nor ninq
Blabbist, Anyhow?"

Adverslon is here had to the
habit some males have-many
males-of telling erring ones
OF their (the erring ones) sins
and foolishness OF the previous
night.
Why, why, Bairtie Cecil
Montmorency. you son-of-a-
whaler, how did you manage
to pick up that deckload |
saw you zigzagging around
with last night, huh? When
l saw you, you were double
dog-daring fourteen OF your
best friends to step out into
the middle OF the street so
that you could pull their
ears off with your naked
hands and add them to the
trophy collection in YOUR den.
Such doin 'ses! Upon my
wairdr
OF course it is from that in
lmltable potpourri OF Ain +
it-the-truth:" slang by
CLARENCE L. CULLEN.