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Evening star., 1909-02-28

particularly unfortunate. Averaging down
accounts is good system To play IL
man has the bank balance OF Wander
bilt or a Rockefeller; but where mar
ket breaks ten points in day misfortune
is reasonably certain 10 overtakc the op-
orator.
The only really sure way to average
down is to begin on "A stock that Is not
more than 81 a share. Then man can
buy on every point down and he sure az
not losing more than s. This latter Is
the conclusion of n very wise and very
successful speculator who has tried every
system known on earth and lost on every
one except 10 get market right and
60 with it," He says that when he buys
ne buys for rise and not for decline.
and that when he sells he sells for de
cline. in neither ease operating for
chance to trade a scale.
Persistent reports are incirculatlon that
me Supreme Court of the United States
VIII hand down decision sustaining the
commodity clause of the Hepburn bill
Such report has been active in the street
for week more. II was especially
virulent Tuesday and was the main cause
OF the ten-point break in Reading.
Supreme Court Decisions.
The same people who were 50 cock
sure the Supreme Court would decide in
favor of the Consolidated Gas Company
had held that the decision in the COM
modify case would be in favor of the
railroads and against the law. This
port has now been superseded by the
other and the latter is believed. The
trend OF the Supreme Court decisions
for year more has been to uphold
state and national authority I'm the power
to regulate railroads and other corpora
tions which owe their existence TO gov
ernmentS or states
Those who look on the matter dispas-
sionately are inclined to think that while
the Supreme Court may uphold the law in
general terms and specifically in part, IL
may recognize the validity of some Of
those much-talked-of ancient charter
rights of the Reading Company derived
from the commonwealth of Pennsylva MIA.
II is not difficult to see where line may
be drawn in that respect and still he
against the corporations In a broad sense.
1t is safe to say that even though the
courts may compel a segregation of the
anthracite coal properties, the findiuc
will be eventually construed as bul.
point stocks. The coal mines are
probably worth more money separated
from the railroads than they are AT
present.
Gold shipments TO Argentina and else
where are going on slowly but steadily.
The sll.GO0,oOO shipped to Argentina is
now known TO be largely I'm payment of
the American subscription To the SO
OO.0 600 Argentine loan. There is no
country on earth in better shape to stand
a drain o gold than the United States.
w. G. NICHOLAS.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
NEW YORK METALS.

NEW YORK, February 27.-The metal
markets were quiet and nominaIly un-
changed in the absence of cables. Tin
was dull at 2s. 4Oa2S7O. Copper was
quiet. with lake quoted at 12.621aal2. S7ls
electrolytic at 1225al2jO and casting at
II. BNxal2.371a. Lead was unchanged al
3.92lsa3 971a. and spelter was quoted a,
41Oa475. Iron was nominal at recent
prices
Evening star., 1909-02-28
To Become Bank Official.

BOSTON. February 21.-Massachusetts
Savings Bank Commissioner Pierre JAY
will relinquish Office the last OF March
to become vice president Of the Bank OF
the Manhattan Company, New York city.
according to a statement issued from the
executive department today. MIR. Jay
will have nearly completed three years
service when he leaves his present office.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
EFFORT TO LOCATE CHECKS
WISCONSIN COMMITTEE PROB
ING PRIMARY EXPENSES
Something Over $4,000 in Senator
Stephenson's Account Not Item
ized-Balloting Yesterday.

MADISON. Wis. February 21.-That
something over $4,000 of campaign ex-
penditures in the account of United States
Senator Stephensons managers is still
not itemzed was brought out in the eX-
amina ton of r. II. Sackett before the
senatorial primary legislative investiga-
tion committee today. Mr.. Sackett was of
the opinion that some of his workers had
not turned in detailed statements.
The day was spent in an effort by the
committee TO learn what work had been
done or expense detailed for a large num-
ber of checks. Many checks were issued
for the payment of newspaper space.
About dozen checks aggregatinG $500
and issued druing August before the pri-
amry went to preachers. The Rev }. j.
Ryan of Milwaukee got 800; the other
checks ranging from $50 to $50, presum-
ably went to Lutheran ministers.
Mr.. Sackett could be no more definite
than to state that he presumed" they
had nothing to do with the campaign. A
large number of the checks could not be
identified
The committee this afternoon took a re-
cess until Monday afternoon. Mr.. Sack
EFT was excused until after March 4.
Out of ninety votes cast for United
states senator on the nineteenth joint bal
lot today Senator Stephenson received
thirty-eight. There were forty-three alb
SenteeS.
United States Attorney w. G. Wheeler
of Wisconsin reached Washington tonight
bringing with him the certificate of Gov.
Davidson of that state as to the action of
the two houses of the legislature in the
matter of the election of Senator Ste
phenSon. The document will be handed
to Vice President Fairbanks and by him
probably will be referred to the commit
tee on privileges and elections of the Sen
.lfp
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Many Clients Went Broke.

Many Of the tipster bureaus which had
sprung into existence during the last few
months went out of business as result
of the slump. The great majority of their
clients went broke. They will have to
build up new constituencies. and that
takes time and an active bull market.
Several of them who have been advocat-
ing industriously and insistently the sys-
tenn OF averaging down their lines were
Evening star., 1909-02-28
Regiments Commissary Stores

Some of the other items named by the
Commissariat of the 9TH are:
one tfty-foot range, = ten-foot steam
tables. > large heaters for dishes large
stock pots 30 gallons each: coppers. 20
gallons each: coppers, ID gallons each:
J :Do-gallOn hot-Water tank 3 large tanks
for dishwashing. ~ tables. seating 10
each; 1000 chairs, GDO dozen eggs 80
pounds raisins, 300 pounds rice. - barrels
salt. 80 pounds pepper 40 pounds barley
q gallons capers. 800 pounds powdered
sugar. 800 pounds cut loaf sugar, 300
pounds coffee, ~ gallons peas, 40 gallons
string beans. 600 pounds butter 4Oo quarts
cream, 6o quarts milk, 300 breakfast
rolls 1925 dinner and luncheon rolls, 100
loaves OF sandwich bread, go pies )
barrels flour. 10 gallons vinegar 500
pounds oatmeal, go pounds maCaroni 30
pounds Parmesan cheese. $50 shad, 900
pounds corn beef. 30 beef shins 60 loins
of beef CD homeless hams, 30 boiler
smoked beef tongues, % bags potatoes
bags onions, ) bags carrots
Evening star., 1909-02-28
) The World of Finance and Trade
Washington; New York; London.
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. II O'Clock noon-Washing-
ton Gas cert, 500 at 11cta.
Washington Rwy. and Flee. IA, $1,000 at SIS:
81 900 at IS. 81 900 IS. 500 at SSst. $1.OoO
at SI5s, $1,000 at SI5s. $1,000 at SIS. $1,000
at MS
Washington Rwy. and Elec COM. p at i2is,
100 at 43.
Washington Rvy. and Elcc. pfd.. 10 at 50. 10
at ~.
Washington Gas. 20 at 20, p at 10i,.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 10 at 209 10 at 2o9
10 at c09, 10 at 209. at 20S. 10 at 2oS'2.
10 at 3os. at EOS. 10 at 20S.
Commercial National Bank. 10 at 1'o.
National Savings and Trust 10 at 1879.
United States Trust. = at 100.
After call--MerSentbaler Linotype. | At 2U' g.
at 201w. POS 10 at 201ia
Washington Gas. - at 20. - at 80. - at 90 q,
- at 1OL4. 10 at IOi. 10 at I01..
Eanstnn Monotype. LOO at 12s.. 100 at 12a..
Washington Itwy. and Elcc. COM. at i3.
Evening star., 1909-02-28
A Huge Undertaking.

The menu provided and the stores,
utensils, delicdcies and groSser foodstuffs
that require three cars to transport and
the force of I2I men, cooks and walters,
that will use two more cars, constitute
perhaps one of the biggest undertakings
on record for such an occasion when it
is known that but five meals and Il lunch
supper March and breakfast. dinner and
a buffet lunch March >. Even with the
full complement at table at the same
time the meals. will be served hot, prompt
1y and with linen and table service equal
10 any of the best hotels of the capital
The regiment will embark for the return
1riD late on the evening of March > and
Will arrive in New York at > am
March q.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-27
PROVENCE DOING HONOR o ITS POET FREDERIC NSTRA, N H FFTETH ANNNERSARY
OF TIL PUBLICATION IF" NREuLE"

shown him was based on the fact that this
statue stood directly In front OF the
window in the cafe and would certainly
obstruct his view.
Mistral lives In Aries with his WE
who has been his devoted companion
during the long period Of their married
life. In the hallway Of his home are
busts Of Victor Hugo and Lamartine' DIE
masters among the French poets.
He 10 constantly sought out by visitors
for q pilgrimage to Aries Is incomplete
without q call on the poet who Is &c
olosely identified with the literature OF
Provence
The youths and maidens Of Aries acted
.Mareflle' In the old Roman amphithea-
tire OF the city. There were native
dances and music in honor OF the ami.
versary and the literary celebrities OF
Provence took part in the celebration
The burgomaster OF Aries unveiled the
statue Of Mistral, who would not make q
speech in return.
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Frederic Mistral, the Provencal poet.
has just been the hero Of varied festivities
in celebration Of the fftieth anniversary
Of his poem -Mireille.'
Mistral was born In 1880. but in spite
OF his advanced age retains the spirits
and appearance Of a man no older than
the poem which brought him first his
larger fame, for he was known only to
his neighbors when the work with which
his fame is associated was given to the
world.
1t wal written In the Provencal tongue,
but later translated into French by the
author. 1t was "Mireille" that later
inspired Gounod to compose an opera
on the subject. which is practically un-
known outside OF France.
One Of the honors paid to the old poet
was the erection of n statue in the square
at Aries. 1t was placed in front Of the
cafe in which he was accustomed to drink
his afternoon absinthe, and one OF the
protests he made against the honors
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-27
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10 2kE SOEECHES

river to the new quarters in the bay
Well. we wud nave done it all right to,
but for the fog.
1T delayed us on the trip down las
night; 1t swallered III up complete in thu
early marn. and stranded us on the bal
by the ferry. where she has stuck eveI
since, her nose not ten feet from shore
| don't say that the boys wasn't a Nttlt
lax. when the night fell with the city &c
handy; but it's a tough job at bist, and
they all seemed so tired and quiet /,
was easy to believe what We wanted tc
believe.
AT all evints they did us up for fair
sneaking of and away under the leader.
ship Of that Eliza Wayne, who just dropped
dead of the heart disease she's beer
a-going Of for the last twenty year May
h sleep well. ] says, which she never
one and no mistake; jealous, short tenn
pered. given TO fits OF FRENZY for nc
account when she would cuddle your
blood with her scream. God save us alll'
He wiped his brow with his cap.
Judge Precedent crossed over and took
me by the arm.
Il sentenced Eliza Wayne thirty years
ago for life for the murder OF her lover
he whispered. 1T was hen that she gave
that same awful crv that I never forgot;
that I hope I may forget.
i remember now hearing years after
that she had M mad and was trans
ferred to the insane asylum for criminals.
She may have been mad at the time.
Il tell you, Sniifen. the longer l live, the
Rladder am not to no on the bench. In
order to be just. In order to be merciful.
a Judge should be able to diagnose the
mind. We shirk responsibility by the
presumption Of sanity. All. here comes
Powers; how broken he isl
Broken. indeed. seemed the old man. as
with the dignity of grief he stood in the
centre OF the floor where that fantastic
form had lain.
SHE was my wife, friends he said
simply, my beautiful young wife. i'll
disciplined. impulsive, exaoting. yet low
Ing in her own strange way believe, !
was 80 much the older. the Rraver. She
left mol lost sight Of her-they told me
abe was dead. ! was quick to credit 1t.
Forgive mo! God forgive moi
Pawker. in his %assertive way, led the
poor old fellow over to where the Judge
and ! wero standing.
cut il QUIT he said. let the dead
bury the dead. and all that sort OF thing.
Everything ia prepared and in waiting
the use?"
As Il in accord with his words
Milicent crossed over from the group
of women still lamenting and comparing
damage, and stood by his side. al COM
posed, as immaculate. as when she came
down from her dressing room,
Perhaps he would have yielded. there
was an odd struggle Of hope and fear In
his strained white face: but just then |
heard shall nay ! heard? II may have
been the Shrek Of the wind -but Just
then he heard. in his mind and conscience
NJ least there can I've no doubt of that
that awful cry. low but intense. 1t rose
and fell into IN agonizing sob. and rs it
died | felt the CONCLUSIVE grasp OF Judge
P~rccodcnt's hand on my arm.
Without n word. but with a look, SO
stern. SO snd. as to halt interference.
Erastus Powers marched out Of the room
and out Of the hotel. We never saw him
more.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-27
Captured Guns Mt Annapolis.
From ne Chfaoo Record Herald.

TIT 'TNHVU Hr'OVH TtT"Tu'
There arc n large number OF captured
guns n Annapolis. but very little Is known
about some OF them. Several date back TO
the, Revolutionary War: others are believed
to have been brought over by Lafayette
from France. some were caDtured from
Mexico and sent home by Gen, Scott: several
were taken from tn" MeSicens IN California.
and the latter are extremely interesting, az
most Of them bear inscriptions,
Several were taken from the ships OF
Adlniral n,crvera,s Meet and Others from the
and Corcan guns mud four small mnkpshift
cannon captured from the Filipino insur.
by a carbon hide. and Others are OF iron
covered with wood They were presented
g Admiral Dewey by the archbishop OF
Among the Mexican runsi'a hron7. cam
non. cast in spain In li7i, carried across the
Atlantic by .Cortez and used by him In the
OF Mexico.
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Il'ront In Hue Gum Groves.
From The World TODAY.

In setting out a eucalyptus grove Tor
profit about six hundred trees are planted
to tho acre. For the first two or three
years irrigation Is necessary, but after
that no further attention ia needed. MAI,
urally some Of the trees are malformea
and s'unted. and these are cut for ire
wood when 3 or 4 years old.
The next better class Of trees as they,
attain sufficient size are cut for railroad
ties. masts, bridge tunbers. piling, te,o-
graph poles and similar purposes. no
best and straightost Of all are allowed to
grow until they are 3 years old, or much
longer IL the production Of very large
timber is moro desired than quick re-
turns, The best quality ri large tinnbeI.
when manufactured into lumber cells az
In cabinetwork and interior finish.
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~

Presently the terrorized band that had
been 80 terrifying was marched away
from the field OF havoc. leaving one
fantastic form in the centre OF 1t. curl
ously small and infGntile for all the
tragic history writ in tangled gray;
with Erastus Powers, the clergyman
and the inevitable physician kneeling by
its side.
The physician shook his head. They
raised the body and bore il hence, Powers
clipging to the birdlike claw OF a hand.
The chief OF the uniformed men now
returned, gazing somewhat shamefacedly
about Ms II he thought that explanation
might possibly be in order.
1t vas this way" he said. AN loona-
tics are bad; ome loonatios are wuss
and criminal women loonatics are the
wus, Of the lot.
you may 'avc read as how We we're
about TO transfer the asylum UP the
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
Beri-Beri and Hari-kari.

The busy man, who only has time to
read the headlines of a newspaper,
hustled up to a bunch of his friends the
other day with the remark: Remark
able case, that. Very seldom you ever
hear of a Chinaman committing sui
eide" Il should say it is" said one of
the friends. Did a Chinaman commit
suicide ?" Yes, indeed; fellow commit
ted beri-beri down at Point Breeze. He
was a sailor" Indeed? l was always
under the impression that beri-beri was
a disease, and not method of self-de-
structiOn" Not on your life." said the
busy one; "beri-beri is one of the most
horrible forms of suicide known. At
this juncture another in the group re-
marked: Don't get beri-beri confused
with hari-kari. Hari-kari is way to
commit suicide, but beriberi is a trop-
ical disease" Now, there's just where
you're wrong" said the wise one
"Hari-kari is the Japanese word for
suicide. but beri-beri is the Chinese
name" 1t was several hours before
they finally convinced him of his mis-.
take
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
Retains Health by Fasting.

To prove that complete abstinence
from food for indefinite periods is not
only conducive to good health but also
to perennial youth. Miss Claire de
Serval. niece of the famous fasting"
DIR. Tanner, is submitting herself to a
remarkable series of experiments at
the Royal Charlie hospital in Berlin.
Miss Serval ended at noon the other
day i'm perfect health a fast of teE
days, without nourishment of any
kind. either liquid or solid. During
that time she lived in a glass cage,
into which fresh air was pumped by
q motor She was then removed from
the cage and placed in the ordinary
ward, but she intends TO abstain from
food for another 20 days, living in the
meantime on mineral water. Her
weight has decreased from ia pounds
to 1Ol pounds, but her condition other
wise is perfectly normal. She stated.
at the end of the tenth day, that she
never once felt i'll from lack of food
and drink, and was entirely free from
fever or headache. The young lady
says that she was induced to become
a faster" i'm order to cure herself of
chronic headaches and lack of appe-
tite, and also because she finds she
energies rejuvenated after a period OF
self-impOsed starvation.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
He Had Reason to Flee.

This affidavit was filed in court of
common pleas in Dublin in 1922: And
this deponent further saith. that ON
arriving at the home of the said de-
PENDANT for the purpose of personally
serving him with the said writ, he. the
said depOnent. knocked three several
times at the outer. commonly called
the hall door, but could not obtain
admittance: whereup0n this deponent
was proceeding to knock fourth
time, when q man, to this depOnent
unknown. holding in his hands a mus
ket or blunderbuss, loaded with balls
or slugs, as this depOnent has since
heard and verify believes. appeared at
one of the upper windows Of the said
house, and presenting said musket OF
blunderbuss at this depOnent, threat
ened that IL said dep0nent did not In
stantly retire, he would send his 1.-THE
deponent's) soul to hell which this
deponent verify believes he would
have done, had not this deponent pre-
cipitately escaped"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
COURTESY ALONE WILL NOT DO
Old Negroes Of the South Are Extreme.
Iy Polite, But Woefuily
Incompetent.

When the southern woman opened
the door In answer to the bell the old
cOlOred man bowed and smiled. and
said softly in the courteous southern
brogue: I've come TO- the cloes
Bertha done sent me-"
The southern woman sighed as she
looked at him. Tell Bertha I'm sorry
said she, but I've given my clothes to
a white woman. Bertha is SO nice. She
has washed for me for four years. but
she kept the clothes SO long and she
got them SO blue l had to change. I'm
sorry"
The old colored man, how worn his
clothes were! bowed again. That's all
right" he said; that's all right. I'll
tell Bertha. She'll be sorry, too. Ber-
tina will. She's been washing TO you
SO long. Berthall be ve'y sorry"
The southern woman shut the door
and came into the room. standing still
awhile, thinking.
so courteous" she said. The only
genuine courtesy in the world, think
is among those old negroes, but SO in
competent. They are bound to be
weeded out. And still you can't help
being sorry. And l suppose nobody
will believe that the people who are
sOrriest to see them supplanted by the
brisker white servants are the south
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
IRISH BLOOD IN, niAz LAND.
Many Mexicans Found with Red halr
and Real tiibernian oro0ue
and Names.

"The Mexicans are q, dark-skinned
race. but in the crowds of idlers who
watch the passing train 1t every rail-
road station you will be sure to see
one or more faces Of truly Irish cast.
surmounted BY shocks of ,touseled
brick-red hair" said q man who had
Just returned from long trip through
Diax's republic. THE reason for thie
isn't far to seek. When the Mexican
railroads were built, twenty or thirty
years ago, it was an army Of Irish Ia
borers who dug the dirt, laid the ties
and spiked down the steel. They
mixed with the native population. ma.
turally. and the red-headed hybrid with
a pug nose and perpetual grin is the
result.
Il remember one place In particular
where saw one Of these carrot.
topped Irish-Mexicans who had such
a Hibernian face that felt sure at
once he must be an exile from Erin
who had gone broke in the land Of the
MOntezumas. 1t was at station
called Apizaco, ON the Mexican railway
the line that leads from the capital
to Vera Cruz, road that was built by
an Irishman who grew rich and be
came q Mexican citizen. This man was
selling gaudily painted and carved
canes, for which this station Is famous
all over the country. He was dressed
in the usual two-piece suit-lOOse
blouse and trousers of white cotton
ragged and dirty. His red head was
covered by a tattered straw sOmbrerO.
and his feet were bare-like all the
other poems. When he came up to me
with his canes l spoke to him In Eng
lish. He grinned at me and replied in
Spanish that he did not understand.
So went back at him In Mexican:
Aren't you Irish? What is your
name? l asked.
Isl. senor,' he replied in the formal
Spanish phrases that even the Indians
there use, my name is InnOcente Je-
sus O'ROurke.' And he said 1t, with
q brOgue that, aside from his looks
was his sole ancestral Inheritance"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26
Redeemed Life by Death.

An honorable burial, the reward for
an honorable death, was accorded s
]. FroOman, convict, who died in the
San Quentin prison, California, re
Gently, from injuries received while
bravely fighting the fire in the peniten
tiary. FrOOman displayed reckless
gallantry during that exciting period
When the call came for volunteers. he
was among the first to step out. II
was his one opportunity to retrieve
his dishonOred name, to clear himself
of the faint of a criminal being, tC
take his place as man among men
He lived in dishonor, but died a man,
and for his manner of death was bur
led as a man in San Rafael cemetery,
not as a criminal in a convict grave
This will be the only satisfaction to his
wife and daughter, who are in Europe
and unaware of his crimes and his
death. He was convicted for forgery
and would have been released in 1911
The expenses of his funeral were pait
by the guards of the prison.