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The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
Faculty Says Moonlight Excursions
Are ssSpOoning and Stiffness"

Springfield, Mass.-On the ground
that the last annual moonlight excur-
sion of the Technical High School pu-
pills was an occasion characterized
chiefly by 'tspooning and Stiffness,
the faculty of the school has ordered
arrangements for a moonlight" next
week cancelled.
The faculty announces that instead
there will be a sunlight" from ! 10 2
p. M, with a basket lunch and a pan
game. Many pupils decided to u
the "Sunday-school" picnic
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
Killed ON Roller Coaster,

William Mertens, thirty-two years
old, fell sixty feet from the car of a
roller coaster and was instantly
killed at Long Branch, Onondaga
Lake, n. Y.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
Remarkable Order Just Issued
by the British Army Council

Uy Cio DE1tlsH E1fDHy COuICIIs
London.-The Army Council issues
a remarkable instruction concerning
the use Of the white flag in future
campaigns in the new field service
regulations just published for the
guidance of British officers.
1t is stated that the recognition of
a white flag in an enemy's position or
lines is not obligatory on a command
er. 1t should be disregarded in cases
where movements of troops or mate
rial are carried out under its protec-
ton.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
How Dare You?

do you ever write on an empty
stomach" asked the mere man.
"Sir!" exclaimed the literary per
son. II am a poet, not a tattoo art
It!"-Puck.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
PREDICTS CHURCHES WILL UNIT
Professor Holds This Inevitable
Against Fec Thinkers. :

Against Fec Thinkers.
Chicago.-That two new world re.
ligions will soon take the place of
the present Christian denominations
was predicted by Professor George
Burman Foster, of the University of
Chicago, whose resignation from the
Baptist ministry is demanded by the
Rev. Johnston Myers and other
members of the Chicago Baptist Min
isters' Conference.
Professor Foster declared that the
present question of religious freedom
points to a union of all the Protestant
churches with the Catholic against
the Free Thinkers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
Running Characters

Authority has ruined as many char
acters as neglect: there is no deyel-
opment of any value without respons-
ibilitTEReys Frank Cranes
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
RIFLES IN PIANO BOXES
Filibuster Nanticoke Blockaded at
FRANKLIN, va.

Norfolk, Warns, said to be for
the Nanticoke, the alleged flibuster.
in the supposed interest of ex-Presi-
dent Castro, of Venezuela, have been
discovered at Franklin, Va, where
the Nanticoke still lay blockaded.
The arms are said to be rifles, packed
and billed for transportation as
pianos.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
Social unrest

Social unrest is the most hopeful
sign of the time: without it there can
be no progressively. Charles Steizle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
A Sweep of Foliage.

sit is said that those immense
hanging gardens of Babylon were
really a myth"
Il can imagine how 1t started"
How"
Some visitor from Baalbec prob
ably saw a woman with a new spring
hat."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1909-06-18
The Dyspeptics.

George is SO obstinate about hig
luncheons. He invariably has a slies
of roast beef and a potato. If he
would eat something light and sin.
pie. as I do, he would never talk
about indigestion"
"And what is your menu?"
Just salad and ice cream
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening star., 1909-06-30
DEFICIT ABOUT s91,OOO,C0O
TREASURY ESTIMATE FOR
YEAR CLOSED TODAY.
Figures Exclusive of Receipts and
Expenditures of Yesterday and
the Expenditures Of Today.

Tie estimated deficit of the government
for the fiscal year closed today is some
thing like S91 100000. as compared with
$5s. .GO0. 900 for the fiscal year 1905. ended
last June 30. The official figures will not
be available until tomorrow. Throughout
the country today collectors of customs
and internal revenue are taking in the
tolls for Uncle Sam and these will be re-
ported by wire tomorrow so that the bal
ance sheet for the year may be struck.
Not including the receipts OF yesterday
and today and the expenditures OF today,
the deficit stands a SE', ,lt3,a5o- From the
various sources of revenue during the
day, omitting yesterdays and today's re-
ceipts. the government has derived soN'.
1876 Al as follows: Customs S29, ,'?61.E2
internal revenue S243,26i,ois: mlscelia-
neous, S56, $50 sol. The expenditures up to
the close of business yesterday were
Stsg, ,61O.Gt2.
The recepts for the year have ex
ceeded those of the last fiscal year by ap
proxinlately S3,OW.Coo. but the expendi-
lures have been Ss,,eND,ooo in excess OF
the former year. But for the heavy in
crease in expenditures the dehclt Would
have been much less.
Secretary MacVeagh desired to exclude
the Panama canal expenditures from
those for the regular business of the
government. but this was not done In
previous years and for comparisons sake
the expenditures are included in the
total.
The disbursements on account of the
canal i'm the past year have been nearly
S31, 500, coo, which would bring the deficit
on account of regular expenditures to the
neighborhood of $6oC00,OCO
Six months ago apprehension existed
that the deficit for the year would. approx
innate S12O,CW,0Oo, hut after the business
world began TO resume activities the re-
ceipts from customs picked up fast. and
have gone far toward holding the deficit
below the $1,000 600 mark.
the year will exceed S301 ZOO. .0CO. while
for the fiscal year 1908 they were $685.,
ia. 1870. Internal revenue receipts run
behind the receipts from the same source
by close to SS.o90o00.
Despite deficit of S5S,0OO.0OO last year
and sol ,OW,No this year Uncle Sam is i'm
fairly good shape to meet the possible
deficit of the coming fiscal year under
new tariff law
There will be "A working balance Of
$S5.000,000 from which to draw, besides
about s40.000,000 left in the national
banks. if it is ever necessary to call on
them. Two years ago the government
had over $200.0OO,000 of money depos-
tied with national banks. This was sur
plus money, accumulated in past years.
But that surplus has fast disappeared
under the deficits of the last two years.
Evening star., 1909-06-30
MUD TRACNNG STILL WRONG
POLICE, HOWEVER, ARE TO USE
SOME DISCRETION.
But Regulation Will Remain With
out Modification as Result
of Hearing.

public hearing was given by the Dis
trict Commissioners in the boardroom of
ehe District building this morning regard
ing the enforcement of a recent amend
ment to the police regulations prohibiting
the tracking of mud on improved streets.
The chief protestant was the New Wash
ington Brick Company Among those who
spoke at the hearing were L. l.. Holbrook,
president of the company; w I. Galliher,
A. F. Harlan. ]. F. O'Neil, representing
Herrell &; ONeil; Hamilton Smith, repre-
senting the J. Maury Dove Company
The amendment under discussion pro-
vides: No person engaged in eXcavating.
or having charge or control of excava-
ton. or who may be engaged in or may
have charge or control of conveying ma
terial from excavations, shall deposit, or
permit to be deposited, in any manner,
upon the surface of a macadarlsZed or
broken-stone roadway, either by placing,
spilling, dropping or tracking from wheels
of vehicles or from the feet of animals,
any earth. clay, mud. sand, gravel or
other eXcavated material and all macad-
amized or broken-Stone roadWays ada
cent to excavations or traveTSed by We
hcles either in the process of conveying
material from an excavation or in return
ing from the place of deposit to place OF
excavation, shall be covered with plank
ing SO far as may be required to prevent
any mud eartn, clay or Otner materlal
from the excavation or from the place of
deposit from reaching the surface of such
roadway
At the opening of the hearing Mr.. Hol-
brook proposed the following amendment
to the police regulations:
That officers of the police force shall
not arrest the driver of delivery wagon
who. in delivering goods or material, Is
forced to use unimproved streets or al
leys or drive upon private property. with
frct ,,{i ;r1cr -ttn1, ft-or n ~ II
the mud off his wheels, and If he refuses
to do this, notifying the owner that he
may care for his team, the driver having
subjected himself to arrest.
The speakers pointed out the unreliable
ity of many Off the drivers, declaring 1t
was hard to make the drivers do as their
employers tell them. 1t was also claimed
that the strict enforcement of the regu-
lation in effect now works a hardship
on persons Who in order to make single
deliveries, must use unimproved alleys or
unimproved streets.
Commissioner West explained that the
police would see that there was no dras-
tic enforcement of the law, but explained
that, in order to secure clean streets, some
steps must be taken to prevent the track
ing of mud and dirt on improved streets.
He added that the policemen would be
instructed to use discretion in enforcing
the law.
Evening star., 1909-06-30
DRINK WATER AT MEAL TIME.
Test Proves It Is Beneficial, Says
Physician.

NEW YORK, June 3-Dr. c. c. Fow-
ler and DR.. p. B. Hawk OF Crbana, H.,
at the recent meeting of the American
Medical Association, described an expert
ment designed to throw light on the tissue
change influences of copious water drink
ing with meals.
"Only one man was studied from lack
of help in working up material, says
the New York Medical Journal. During
preliminary period Of six days he was
given fixed diet; then for five days the
same except one liter of water was taken
with each meal the food being carefully
masticated before it was swallowed.
Finally, for a period of eight days the
original diet again.
They found nothing to support the
general view that water drinking during
meals was injurious, though the expert
ment was not based on enough cases to be
conclusive. To the contrary, the study
indicated that SO large an amount of
water during meals was a desirable feat
ure of nutrition. The man was in an
improved physical condition after the
water period and weighed two pounds
more"
Fewer bacteria were generated in the
system during the water period. and also
during the third period, indicating that
digestion had improved.
Commenting on this experiment, DIR. A.
MacFarand of Albany said that from
clinical standpoint it was not right to
say that in general one should drink a
liter of water with each meal. 1t would
not do in persons with a tendency to dila-
tation OF the stomach, he asserted. 1t was
questionable whether mastication would
be carried on properly if this be done.
Experiments should be made with water
drinking between meals, he declared.
DIR. Hawk closed the discussion. He
said that he looked upon the metabolic
changes as due to stimulation and hence
good feature. Increased cell activity
resulted in increased weight. AS to DR..
MacFarland's statement. he said point
before being applied to clinical cases must
be orientated by finding the normal; this
was the endeavor in the experiment
Even if food were swallowed more hast
lily, DR.. Hawk said it must be remem-
bered that saliva was not absolutely
necessary for digestion; it had even been
shown that saliva acted better when it
was diluted twenty times. As to diminu-
ton of bacteria, they had not the mate
rial in the intestine on which to grow.
Evening star., 1909-06-30
Origin of the Moon.
From the Columbus Journal.


Now prominent astronomer has satis-
fed himself, at least. that our moon is
not a product of the evolution of the star
dust to which the earth owes it's origin,
but is a captured orb. possibly a comet
that sailed too near the earth on it's trip
around the sun. and we took it in and
have held it ever since. A very plausible
theory. indeed, since it is quite well known
that Jupiter and Saturn have gathered up
wandering orbs and made satellites or
them. There is no finer romance than this
in all science. A planet feeling the need
Of a moon, watches for some stray orb
that ventures near and when this occasion
comes. seizes 1t with its gravitation
grapples and holds 1t fast.
Possibly 1t was one of the asteroids
once. one of the baby planets that sail
the skies between the orbits of Mars and
Jupiter. One of these little planets, Eros,
does come inside of the orbit of Mars
sometimes, and within II. 100000 miles of
the earth, and, possibly, one of these
little jaunts our own moon one time ven
tured and got so far away that it
couldn't find its way back home. We
then adopted it and have never regretted
that we took 1t in.
Evening star., 1909-06-30
TooTHSOME MUSKRAT.
Considered a Great Delicacy Down
on the Eastern Shore.
From Fur News.

From Fur News.
The trappers of the eastern shore of
Maryland will receive nearly $Jo0,00o this
season for muskrat skins. In Dorchester
county alone trappers have been paid
100000 for this seasons pelts, to say
nothing of what they received from the
sale of the meat. this alone more than
paying the rental of the marshes, the
cost of the traps and the expense of look
ing after them.
One fur buyer of Hoopers Island, in
lower Dorchester, has paid out 100000 for
muskrat hides this season, while others
have bought almost as heavily. The prices
offered by buyers this season ranged
from 30 to 10 cents hide, the hide from
the kitten or young rat, which had here
tofore been considered almost worthless,
bringing the former price.
The big black rat commanded the top
of the market always, the black fur
being considered the finest as well as the
most dura BILE. The fur of the brown rat
is less valuable because of the color and
coarseness of the hair. 1t generally
brings from 10 cents to % cents less than
the fur of the black rat.
There are few sections of the United
States where the meat of the muskrat is
used as food as it Is here on the east
ern shore of Maryland. In many sections
of the country the little rodent is looked
upon with disdain by those who claim to
know a good thing when they see 1t, but
when they talk of 1t as being an unclean
animal and unfit for the stomach of man
il only goes to show how little they know
of this, the cleanest Of all animals that
live.
The great majority of people are
prejudiced against the muskrat because
il bears the name of rat. BY any other
name it would eagerly be sought after by
epicures. The roots and herbs of the
marshes, on which alone it subsists. are
thoroughly scrubbed by the little animal
before it will allow them to come on its
table"
The house in which it lives, made of
the marsh grasses and towering above
the high water mark, is always as dry as
a powder magazine and spotlessly clean,
so there is nothing about the much de-
spised rat of the great marshes to make
it other than what it really is. the clean
est and most toothsome little animal that
can be cooked up and served
At all the leading restaurants on the
eastern shore the muskrat in season takes
the leading role at midnight suppers. The
muskrat industry of the Maryland penin-
sula bids fair to overstep the oyster in
dustry, and it is certain that there was
more clear money made by the trappers
in lower Dorchester this season than by
the oystermen.
Evening star., 1909-06-30
UCONNOR'S new BARRY MODEL
FOUNTAIN AND HISTORIC
FRIEZE ARE OMITTED.
Inscription, 1.-The Sacred Fire of Erin
for the Republic Below AL
legorical Figures.

Andrew O.Connor. Irish American sculp-
tor has submitted another model of "A
statue of Commodore John Barry. the
revolutionary naval hero, for erection in
Franklin Park.
Made in the artists studio in Paris and
just been received here, it has been set
up in the central corridor OF the State.
War and Navy building. Other Barry
models, submitted in the original COM
petition several months ago including the
original model of Andrew OConnor which
was awarded first prize. are alongside.
That award was made by the congress
sional Barry statue commission. consist
ing of the Secretary of War. the Secre-
tary of the Navy and Senator Wetmore
of Rhode Island, chairman of the Senate
library committee The statue would have
been made in accordance with that design
but for the vigorous opposition of otflctals
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians ana
other Irish societies.
The congressional commission asked
Mr. O'Connor, as the successful COM
petitor to submit new design At the
same time the commission authorized Mr..
O'Connor to comply with an order from
the French government for the erection
in the Luxembourg Museum OF bronze
copy of his original model.
The new O'Connor model is practically
a reproduction of the original statue OF
Barry and it's pedestal on a larger scale,
with the addition of an allesorical group
at the base of the shaft. All the fountain
features of the original model are omit
ted, including the rear wall with ITS ms
torical Irish frieZe, the groups of Irish
emigrants and the American eagles
The figure and pose of Barry are re-
tained in the new model. The pedestal
is inscribed Barry and is ornamented
with the arms of the United States Navy :
Near the base of the main pedestal Is d
smaller. pedestal. on which stand two ie-
male figures in flowing drapery, one wit n
a harp, representing Erin, ana lhe
other. more prominent representing Co
lumba.'
Beneath this group. which is an entire
ly new feature, is the inscription. lhe
Sacred Fire of Erin for the Repupilc-
4 small branch of laurel forms paS-
relief at the base of the pedestal.
The new model awaits the Inspection
and approval of the congressional Barry
statue commission, which alone has Jurls-
diction Owing to the temporary ab-
sence of Secretaries Dickinson and Meyer
it will be impossible for the commission
10 meet and inspect the model before
next week.
In case of approval, the design VIII he
adopted for the statue. III not salts
factory, the commission may decide to
have another competition, open to all
artists The original competition was
restricted to Irish-American artists, and
brought less than ten designs.
Evening star., 1909-06-30
Animals and Anesthetics.
From the Dundee Advertiser.


Surgical operations on wild animals are
getting quite common, and this week
few whiffs of choroform enabled the au-
thorities of the London Zoo-where. by
the way, an animals hospital Is being
built-to successfully treat for trouble
SOME ailments a chimpanzee and par
ticularly ferocious lynx. Last year
lion who lost an eye at Earls Court
exhibition in an encounter with one or
his Jungle companions was supplied
with a glass substitute, but on recover
ing consciousness he became very angry
with his new optic, and quickly got nd
of it. One of the most curious uses TO
which an anesthetic has been put is the
chloroforming of fish at the Prince of
Monaco's Oceanographical Institute. For
scientific purposes IL was desired to OBJ
tain colored photographs of living fish.
A few drops of chloroform were put in
the tanks. with the result that the fish
became anesthetiZed, and remained for
time perfectly still. so that it was pos
sible to take the desired photographs.
Last year. too. in New York, a rhi-
noceros was put to sleep with chloroform
and ether. but 1t took pound and three
quarters of the former and half pound
of the latter to quiet him, and before
he went off the operators themselves al
most succumbed
Evening star., 1909-06-30
FossLER's FALL IS FATAL.
Baltimorean Known as "Flying
Dutchman" Found Dead.

BALTIMORE. Md, June 3O-Charles
Henry Fossler. 1917 West Cross street, the
Flying Dutchman" of Coles Cavalry,
was found dead short while before mid
night Monday in the areaway of 75S st.
Peter street. He was bleeding profusely
from a wound In the temple. and it was
at first thought that he was victim of
foul play. This suspicion was confirmed
by Patrolman Mcintyre of the western
district, when he saw Howard Thomas,
75S West Barre street, leaning over the
body. Mr.. Thomas was taken to the sta
tion house. but released yesterday, as
there was no evidence against him.
It was found by Coroner Martin that
Mr.. Fossler had been overcome by heat
and had fallen into the areaway, cutting
his head.
Mr.. Fossler was seventy-four years old
and a native Of Frederick. though he had
lived in this city for many years. He was
dispatch bearer of Col. Cole during the
civil war, who died recently, and as such
Mr.. Fossler became somewhat of char
acter in his work. He thus received the
vernacular title of the Flying Dutch
man. which adhered to him through life.
Mr. Fossier is survived by widow and
one son, Mr.. John William Fcssler, and
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Pfaff. Eight
grandchildren also survive.
Evening star., 1909-06-30
TO COOL CITY STREETS.
Plan of Commissioner Judson to Use
Water.

With a view to tempering the heat in
the downtown sections Of the city during
the summer, Engineer Commissioner Jud-
son made a motion before the District
board today that certain of the down
town streets be flushed once daily with
water.
The motion carries a provision that the
flushing can be stopped during important
fires and at the order of the superin-
tendent of the water department when
the water supply is unduly encroached
upon.
The streets included in the motion are:
Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol
to nth street northwest, 18th street from
Pennsylvania avenue to New York ave-
nue., New York avenue from 18th 10 7th
streets, + and G streets from 10Th to 9th
streets, 18th street from Pennsylvania
avenue to New York avenue, 14th street
from Pennsylvania avenue to HI street,
7th street from Pennsylvania avenue to
New York avenue and 9th street from
Pennsylvania avenue TO New York ave-
nue..
Evening star., 1909-06-30
Found Dead in a Yawlboat.

BALTIMORE. June 3O.-Supposedly a
victim of the heat, the body Of Fritz
Sioberg of Boston was found in yawl-
boat yesterday morning about 10 O'Clock
by James Starr. a painter. 523 East Cross
street. at the. foot of Warren avenue,
in the shipyard of McIntire & Hender-
son.
Mr.. Starr noticed the man in the boat
and. thinking he probably asleep,
tried TO arouse him, but found him dead.
Coroner Reinhardt was notified and said
that Siooerg died from the heat.
The dead man had been boarding al
N2 South Sharp street and leaves a
widow in Boston. a son In York, Pa,
employed by the York Safe and Lock
Company. and another son in the army
The body was taken 10 the morsue
Evening star., 1909-06-30
Funeral of Frank p. McDermott.

Funeral services for Frank Paine Nc
Dermott were held at o'clock this aft
ernoon at his home, 40 u street north
west. Rev. DR.. Z. NJ Mott rector Of
the Episcopal Church of the Advent. of
ficiated. The interment was at Oak
Hill cemetery. Among the many floral
tributes were handsome wreaths from
the mineral division of the land office
and from the Sons of the Revolution.
Mr. McDermott died Monday. He was
fifty-four years old, and is survived by
a widow and two sons, Frank O. and
rThayer McDermOtt
Evening star., 1909-06-30
Queer Pronunciations.
From Tit-Bits.


Below are few names of places that
often puzzle stranger: Happisburgh.
in Norfolk, is pronounced .Hazeboro," "
Abergavenny simply drops syllable
and becomes "Abervenny;" and it is al
legged that ST. Neots sounds more like
Shoots" than anything else. Cirences-
ter seems to vary from Sister" to
''Sizeter.'' In Suffolk, Waldrinfield is
"Wunnerful," and Chelmondiston Chin
ston,' while in the adjoining county of
Norfolk. Huns tanton is "Hunston." and
in the West Country Baddeworthy is
"BaSgery,' and Cornwood "Kernood."
Huntingdonshire claims the purest Eng
Tsh, but they call Papworth "Parpor."
And not far away is another village of
beauty. The motorist turned upon a
rough road and asked the intelligent la
borer where it would take him. That
road said the honest countryman. wip-
ing his brow, will take you to Ell. sir"
The courageous motorist went on and
found Ellsworth, which is pronounced
'.Elser"