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Evening star., 1909-08-29
FIFTY YEARS ago
IN THE STAR

In this column last week was mentioned
the case Of q young artisan who created
q disturbance at the Capt.
Demented tol by climbing upon one
Prison.r. Of the derricks. In The
Star Of August %, 1859, is
a further account OF this unfortunate, IL
Illustrating the lack OF equipment at that
time In the handling of the demented:
Sunday morning he was delivered to
his father. but we are informed that he
soon escaped from him and was again
confined In the western lookup. He is a
very dangerous lunatic and should be Sc
cured. The guardhouse is not the place in
which to confine a dangerous lunatic.
The readers Of the local columns of
The Star in years past will remember
several cases in which death has resulted
from the Incarceration of madmen in
these cells. The guards then protested
against combining the mentally afflicted in
those loathsome dungeons. But what can
be done with them? They will not receive
them at the county jail; the infirmary
cannot keep them: the process of getting
them to the insane asylum occupies time.
during which IL not secured somewhere
they are dangerous to themselves and
others. The fact is, when a dangerous lu-
natic, especially nonresident, is at large
In washington the officers are in a di-
lemma. II the lunatic is confined in the
guardhouse and he is injured thereby,
they are blamed. and If they allow him to
run at large they are blamed
Evening star., 1909-08-29

The springs Of the south and the resorts
Of the north attracted many tourists every
summer half century ago.
Summer though not in the numbers
r.,,.,.4. that now travel to the
places Of recreation. In
The Star of August "a, 1859,
Is news paragraph on this subject:
The Orange and Alexandria and the
Baltimore and Ohio railroads are now
crowding into Washington daily hun
dreds Of springs sojourners, who have
turned their faces homeward. They
como from all the watering places
Of the north and those Of Virginia,
and from their numbers satisfy us
that there has been a more general at
tendance at such places this season than
ever before. True, no one watering place
may have this season entertained Its
maximum number Of guests, but there are
three or four watering places now open
for every one open five years ago. The
published list of current arrivals at the
Washington hotels will tell much of the
tale of the number. We see the crowd of
newcomers daily at Wdllards, now as ever
a favorite stopping place for persons of
leisure and means, and are satisfied that
our city Is fast becoming a point to be
taken in the tourist route, as invariably
as Niagara Falls. Our city's hotels are
now amply sufficient to accommodate any
possible sudden influx of visitors. and as a
whole are as well kept as any other public
houses in the United States.''
Evening star., 1909-08-29

In this column last week was mentioned
the case Of young artisan who created
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON
One of the Fea of Exploration That Have Won Fame for
Abruzz as Daring Adventurer.

fixed on a stone-heap below a elf, and
among nildews and lichens and pallid
mist and an everlasting drip OF rain,
FIVE weeks were passed with this unprom-
ising spot as their base"
HamPered by Fog.
From this point in all directions they
climbed, explored. surveyed and photo
graphed the range. most Of the time
cropping in blind fog but making frantic
use Of every available scrap OF sunshine.
The highest point OF the range they found
to be 1855 feet. and this summit they
named Margherita, n honor Of the queen
dOwager.
They emerged from the mist into
splendid, clear sunlight. At their feet
lay a sea OF fog. An impenetable layer
OF light sshy-white cloud drift. stretch
Ing as far as the eye could reach. was
drifting rapidly northwestward. From
the immense moving surface emerged two
fixed points two pure white peaks.
sparkling IN the sun. with their myriad
snow crystals. These were the two ex-I
IRENE SUBMITS of the highest peaks. The
Duke OF the Abruzzi named these sum
mits Msrgherits and Alexandra. IN order
that. under the auspices OF these two
royal ladies. the memory Of the two na-
tions may be honOred down 10 posterity-
OF Italy whose name was the first to
resound on these SHOWS IN a shout OF
victory. and of England, which. in its
marvellous colonial expansion, carries
civilization TO the slopes Of these remote
mountains. II was a thrilling moment
when the little tricolor flag. given by
II. NJ. Queen Margherlta Of Savoy. w
furled 10 the wind and sun the embroi-
deved letters Of its inspiriting motto.
"Ardisci e Spera"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

It IS said OF A. T. Stewart. the New
York dry goods merchant, that the first
thing he did in the morning when coming
70 the store was 70 90 through all depart
ments and see II any goods were not sell
ing, says Carl wettstein. in the Chicago
Tribune. If he came TO a pile o; dress
goods which had not sold well the pre-
vious day. he would ask the clerk;
whats the matter with these goodsT'
IT don't know. sir; they don't seem TO
take"
What do they sell at?"
''Sixty-fve cents per yard"
Mark them 60 cents"
And so OF, from day to day. ne re-
duced the selling price until the goods
sold. He never allowed unstable goods
10 accumulate in the store.
This IS a good example FOR the mer-
chant, wholesaler as well az retailer, 70
initiate In every business some goods
are bought which do not sell readily.
Then the question OF disposing OF them
with as little loss as possible confronts
the jobber. To substitute them I'm place
OF more desirable goods bought By the
retailer IS bad policy. An experienced
buyer who knows what he has bought
will return them every time. This not
only costs the firm freight. which is the
smallest OF the evils. but II always leaves
o bad impression upon the buyer when
he receives poorer qualities OF undesirable
styles in place Of the good goods he has
selected II this happens often the firm
loses a customer.
Easy Way 20 Lose Custom.
Some firms order their travelling sales
men TO work the poor stock OK on the
road at the full price. This is the worst
kind OF mistake, and no experienced trav-
cling man viii do H. The easiest way TO
lose a customer IS TO sell him undesirable
or unstable goods. AS soon as a buyer
/ loses confidence IN a salesman he quits
the firm
When a salesman comes with a new
line OF goods the buyer depends largely
on the salesman to show him only the
best styles ard the best sellers. Often
my customers. whep they see the big
( line Of samples spread out IN the sample
room. say 90 me: Now. don't show me
50 many kinds. show me your best styles
and best sellers" This Is confidence, and
he IS "A poor salesman who betrays this
confidence. He win as surely lose a
customer as day follows night
There may be something in the style
I or appearance OF a certain line Of goods
which makes them not as desirable as
others. But there are certain bargain
stores that always look for just such
( goods. provided they can buy them at an
extra discount. and it's 20 such people
they should be sold.
The retailer should bring them 10 the
I front with a card attached calling atten-
/ ton 10 the bargain" But such goods
must not be kept too long expecting tc
/ realize a better price. The quicker they
are sold the smaller the loss II vii
not hurt a firm as much 20 sell them
quickly with a small loss as TO sci
( them az a big loss n a year. or be com
PEELED TO throw them into the fire. There
I fore. I say 10 every merchandise like
/ A. T. Stewart did; watch your stock foi
''shopkeepers. II you find that an arti
Gle does not sell, make II sell by al
means. Cut the price until Il sells.
rubbish" Makes Bad Impression.
( It makes a bad impression on a Gus
toner when he comes into q store
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

words hid and knew the hopelessly mad
dening monotony OK those months. how
watch after watch. day after day. week
after week. the wind had hung ahead.
and now, with head sails Stating, and
with the back-breaking hurry OF MAIN
sail haul" and Let go and haul,' and
all the weary labor Of lacking ship. the
bark had hOUndered on her zigzag course.
forever falling back 10 the leeward. and
yet forever doggedly holding on along
the path which Chambers up over the
great northern shoulder of the earth
to plunge GOWN its southern slope with
the rush Of the trades behind it.
Four weary months the little captain
held her nose 20 Il, on the road 10 Val
paraiso. But provisions had begun to
fail. and at last he had 70 ease her
of and reach for tnis ocean lane. They
had been very glad mat night at sunset.
he said. ben rejOuis, 70 sight smoke from
the royal yard.
And what could the Hankow do for
them?
They wished TO buy barrel OF beef and
two barrels OF -four, and, IL the captain
would be so kind and had Il 70 spare. a
sack Of sugar and some chocolate! Choc-
olate was a comforting thing. Water they
had. thanks to their condensers and le
bon Dieu.
Before the little man had finished the
first officer strobe away, with the solemn
boatswain at his heels. to break out the
provisions and open the forward cargo
port and get the Frenchmar boat for
ward to receive the descer ling barrels,
while the passengers wHtchcd over the
rail That at least promised interest. A
barrel might break loose or the boat be
smashed against the side.
But the skipper and the French captain
and John still talked stumblingly, stand
ing by The saloon skylight. which was
open. giving a glimpse Of the red-covered
tables and padded chairs and all the coy
comfort below. And presently little Miss
Minturn Joined in, her French Of a school
girlish quality, which raised John to
pinnacle Of self-Rssurance.
What would NJ. lie Capitalize have
DONE Miss Elinturn asked, I'm case he
had rot met the Hankow?"
NJ. le Captaine flashed out the allur-
ing smile once more. lie had not consd-
cred. Quite probably he would have lain
there till some one came along Ships
were expected. he believed, 10 pass that
way once or twice a month.
OH said MISS Minturn, looking out
with a shiver across the unstable hills of
black and oily water where the moonlight
was again making eerie shadows on the
slopes Apparently the notion Of lying
there for a fortnight or so. waiting for a
steamer which was expected to come that
way, did not appeal TO her.
OH said Miss -iinturn. And had be
seen no other ships in all those hundred
and twenty days?
oh. yes: they had seen many ships IN
the China Sea Five or SIX. And one.
two. three days before he had sighted a
ship, a tramp steamer, TO the northward.
She had made no answer TO his signals
as she steamed by him on the other side.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

The Mountains OF the Moon-the chain
OF Ruwenzori-had been more or less OF
mystery from Aristotle's day til the
Duke OF the Abruzzl in the summer OF
1906 actually climbed these snow-crowned
peaks near the equator, whose melting
SHOWS are contribUtory TO the sources
OF the ancient river OF Egypt Egypt,
nurtured by the snow" says Aesehylus,
and Aristotle's phrase IS the mountain
OF silver" as descriptive OF the point OF
vantage az which the Nile starts on its
long journey 70 the sea, SAYS the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger. Ptolemv assigned
the name THE Mountains Of the Moon,
and positively named them as the sources
Of the Nile. Spoke. passing that way in
1861. heard from Arabs Of mountain
covered with white stuff. and so high
and steep that no man could climb il,
bat Samuel Baker IN 1854 was the first
white man who actually beheld its vast
bulk dimly looming through the cloud veil
that continually enshrouds the range. In
1879. Stanley camped for days on the
flank without comprehending the chilly
/ Businesses above him, but in 1855 the
same great explorer got a wonderful
view from the southwest shore OF Lake
Albert and has given the following clas-
steal description;
A Rare Spectacle.
While looking to the southeast and
meditating upon the events Of the last
month my eyes were directed by a boy
to a mountain said 70 be covered with
salt. and I saw a peculiar shaped cloud
Of q most beautiful silver color which
assumed the proportions and appearance
OF vast mountain covered with snow.
Following It's form downward I became
struck with the deep blue-black color OF
its base and wondered II il pOrtended
another tornado: then as the sight de-
scended 70 the gap between the eastern
and western plateaux. 1 became for the
first time conscious that what I s,aZed
upon was not the image or sen7hlance
of a vast mountain. but the solid sub
stance Of a real one, with its summit
covered with snow. Il then dawned upon
me that this must be Ruwenzori. which
was said 20 be covered with white
metal or substance believed to be rock.
as reported by Kavalis two slaves"
UD Pretty High.
Lieut.. Stairs. Of Stanley's party. got
to height Of Il. 600 feet on the mountain
in 1852 and in 1895 Scott Elliott. the bot
anist. struggled as high as 1900 feet.
In 1900 Mr. Moore attained 1890 feet.
and later in the same year Sir Harry
Johnston achieved the height OF 14S23
feet. In 1906. just before the Duke OF
the Abruzzi's successful assault. A. F.
r. Wolaston, OF party sent cut by the
British Museum. broke the record by
getting 70 a point 1853 feet above sea
level on the peak known as Biyanja
Abruzzi took with him four Swiss
guides. q stan OF scientists. and VIttorio
Sella, the best mountain photographer
who ever piled his craft. Two hundred
and fifty porters were required to trans
port the supplies OF the expedition from
/ the coast In the ascent of the mountain
there was first knee-deep black mud to
be waded through. then masses OF ferns
and orchids, amid great coniferous trees.
and finally Alpine moss covering aged
tree trunks. which have lain undisturbed
l for centuries. The permanent camp was
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
WORK FOR TEXAS CONvICTs.
Prisoners to Run Cotton Mill, Furni-
ture Factory, and Railroad.

Prisoners TO KUN COtton Milis urnl-
ture Factory, and Railroad
From the Mex York Sun.
The state Of Texas will soon become a
manufacturer OF cotton goods. The last
legislature passed a bill providing for the
establishment of a large cotton mill. in
which the labor will be performed by
convicts. the one object being to give en-
ployment 10 the convicts at a profit to
the state II the project is a success, the
State will establish other mills.
The State ts4to operate an iron furnace
and iron pipe works at the Rusk Peni-
Tertiary by means OF convict labor. This
Industry was established several years
ago and has had periods of profitableness.
For a year and more II has been practi-
cally shut down. but it Is soon to be re-
opened.
A large furniture factory is also oper-
ated by the State at Rusk This industry
has proved profitable
The new railroad which the State is
building to connect Rusk with Paletlne.
thirty miles. IS about finished. 1t VIII be
operated by convict labor. An effort was
made TO get the last Legislature TO make
an appropriation 10 extend this road an
other hundred miles, but the proposition
Was voted down.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

don. mesdames." he said .'but I come
in the costume OF my profession"
In the disenchanted crowd John Grier-
son. advancing at the shippers side, saw
only the face Of little Miss Minturn. She
was not shrinking or disappointed. Her
lips were parted her eyes were Shining
with an excitement which increased as
the moments passed. For at last she
had the reward OF all her questioning. OF
all the passengers she alone could APP
preciete the story Of the little captain
from the South OF France. For II was a
very commonplace story he told the
skipper through Johns batting tongue,
so much so that before long most of
his auditors turned away 10 seek more
exciting occupation.
His slip was the Duchesse de Richie
lieu. he said, a steel bark Of MarseiIles.
from home to Valparaiso. Chile with
machinery She was 100 days out from
Hongkong, her last port of call. be-
cause of head winds. One hundred and
twenty days. four months. She had been
beating up along the circle which even
the old Hankow could cover in ten days.
Miss Mlnturn. listening behind Johns
shoulder. plucked unconsciously at his
sleeve. She understood what those simple
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

yard swung aback. and John heard the
soft thudding of wind beeten canvas as
her light sails were let so and clewed
up. From her spanker-gaff a iIne OF red
lanterns blinked sullenly, the night signal
OF distress at sea.
The Hankow's skipper and first officer,
bulky IN listers. were on the bridge now,
and # was the "Old Mans" hoarser
voice which called this time Bark ahoyl
What bark is that2"
Again the answer came back. shriH and
incomprehensible. Don't talk English.
guess, muttered the skipper. He glanced
down the opening Of the bridge-compan-
ion and saw John standing In the glare
from the open door. you talk French.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

Mr.. Grierson?' he asked Come up and
try her. Those topsails set Frenchy."
So braced on the overhauging end OF
the bridge while the Hankow wallowed
inertly in the sweils which Tapped her
side forty feet below. John hurled frag-
ments of speech. hastily recalled. out
into the night And gradually fragments
OF information struggled back up the
wind. The stranger was the bark
Duchesse de-something. of AIarseilles.
some number OF days out from Hong
kong. bound TO Valparaiso.
Ask him what he wants" the skipper
directed
The answer might have been an order
in Chinese from the menu OF the Sharks
Fin Restaurant, for al John could make
CT it.
Well" said the skipper impatieltly
tell him to send boat aboard. and be
quick about It. He's lost US hours al
ready"
John delivered the message. and then
there was nothing TO do but walt. And
as they waited the scene changed. Sud
denly, yet so impercepubly that no man
could mark the metamOrphOsis. all the
inspiring majesty and grave beauty Of the
sea was gone. and in its place was a per-
The water was a bottOmless gulf Of
blackness now. and in its blach and oily
depths, where II seemed that one
might sink unendlngly. strange formless
shadows fitted. A gusty wind pulled over
IL, the moon was yelled behind bank OF
cloud from the bark. fallen far TO lee
ward. the sullen lanterns glimmered very
dimly To cross the wilderness OF thrust
ing swells which lay between and venture
beneath the Hankow's wallowing sides
in an open boat was q good bit Of ad-
venture in Itself. Or 50 Il seemed 20 the
passengers. They had focked on deck,
and fragments Of their excited converse
ton floated UP to the bridge.
But the officers and the Chinese boat
swain were busy with preparations for a
visitor. A boatline was rugged over the
starboard side. boarding ladder snal5y
thing Of rope and wood was dropped over
the quarter. and presently the plash and
creak Of oars came from the darkness
astern. Boathooks and blades rasped
along the plates, there was a mufled
command. dim figure leaped from The
tossing boat to the whipping ladder. and
in a moment the midnight visitor had
Si1iiDeAeQ over lHe ran ana SloOQ In the
glare Of the deck light by the saloon
companionway.
They made n strange contrast, the little
sailorman from the south Of France. with
his piratical shock Of bristling hair and
beard and his bare feet and his shirt opsn
over his shaggy chest, and the sleek and
coddled passengers who stared at him.
For a moment they pressed close. Then
wave OF disappointment seemed to
strike them They had come on deck ex-
pecting very likely rescue at sea con-
Quoted in the approved style Of the story
books, with pale row OF half-drowned
or half-starved wretches to feast their
pity on. and they found instead n dis
gracefully cheerful ragmufnn. whose
swart face flashed into an alluring smile
| as he say them shrink from him. Par
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
CROWN PRINCE OF JAPAN.
HIS Proposed Visit to United States
VIII Shatter n Precedent.

HIS Proposed Visit TO United States
VIII Shatter n Precedent.
Frcm the Buffalo Evening NsEL
The crown prince Of Japan is booked as
a possible visitor to the Seattle EXPOSE
ton. II he comes. It VIII be SCATTERING
OK precedent None Of the royal family OF
japan has travelled before, except TO
China or Korea. We have had some ex-
perience OF entertaining visiting royalty.
The present King Of England was here
when he was crown prince. Albert, heir
to the Belgian throne. has visited US.
Among members OF royal families we
have had Prince Henry Of Prussia. the
Grand Duke Alexis OF Russia, and Prince
Louis OF Battenberg. il the crown prince
should come here. the State Department
would appoint a representative TO enter
tain him, and he would undoubtedly visit
Washington, or wheresoever the Presi-
dent might be-possibly Beverly, Mass.
The visit is fixed by rumor for August
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

From the Weekly Telegraph.
There Is a story going the rounds
which may or may not be authentic but
Is certainly amusing The commander-in-
chief was watching the firing at Bisley.
and noticed mistakes on the part Of the
markers. So he went 20 the telephone,
and ringing up the Officer in charge. said:
THE marking Is very bad"
Best you'll get" retorted the officer.
do you know who ann" asked LORD
Roberts, stcrnly.
mo. I DON'T
Il am Lord Roberts"
We'll am Lord Wolselayf-
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

But IT all paved the way TO an intimacy
which was not one-sided, and before he
knew It John found himself quite at home
with her as they lived over together the
days which are gone forever. With
Etu'nsails set and the freshness OF the
trades about them. they rehearsed IA
nous runs or lay at anchor to watch tall
clipper ships backing and filing proudly
up the long reaches OF the river from
Whampoa 10 Canton. and made the east
erly passage Of the Horn in winter, when
the days are four hours long and the
spoon drift freezes where II falls and the
black outposts o. a continent are smoth-
cred IN the hungry surf 10 leeward. John
dwelt on Il all with loving detail. for
deep down IN himself he had always
felt that those days before steam. when
navigation was a personal affair and
every voyage n battle wherein skipper
made allies or enemies Of the elements
according 20 HIS skill. were the halcyon
days of the sea, and had looked back 10
The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

Bark ahoyi" the watch officer hailed
again. and from the stranger, now falling
rapidly astern In her drift to leeward. a
thin and eerie voice returned an incon-
prehensible answer. Then suddenly, with
a rattle OF brace blocks, the bark main
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-06

WANTED-Partner with capital to
patent and market new bread; it is
paIatable, heaIthfuI, keeps fresh for
week and will form principal part of
ones daily food; obviates the use of
breakfast foods, table butter and other
bothersome dishes. 1t will usher in
the "simpIe Life" and enable one to
enjoy meatIess meals, which is the
tendency of the times. Address c. F.
Jefferson, 1920 Willow ST., City.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-06

On May 10Th there will take place
at the rooms of the Jewish Literary
Society a mock trial, breach of
promise case arranged by the chair
man, Archie H. Cohen. Mr. Henry ].
Dannenbaum will act as judge. The
plaintiff and defendant and attorneys
for both sides will be announced later.
No one can afford to miss this event
and a large attendance is expected.
Our friends who have expressed an
probation for these columns are well
come to the use of them. We have
other business to attend to and can
not afford to call on any set of individ-
nails for news items. Use the phone
and use it freely. We will be glad to
publish your news notes Phone
Preston 1898.