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tional length of the several fingers and thumb is
correctly preserved, and even the cords to be
on the back of rather emaciated hand are repre-
sented by the division of the lobes composing the
orange which be traced the surface from
the stem to the point where they separate into the
fingers.
the oranges would inevitably break down the
branches which they grow. Strange to say, it is
the fruit and not the blossom that eNhales the
stronger perfume. SO odorous is it when fully ripe
that the of tree in full bearing can be recog
nized if the wind is blowing in the right direction,
full mile from where it is growing.
The leaves of the plant. heshy in texture. dark
green in color long and narrow IN shape resemble
rather those of the lemon than the orange tree In
deed both in this particular and in the color of the
ripened fruit this singular plant seems to claim
relation to the large and varied lemon branch OF the
citrus family; but it really belongs to entirely
different division of plants, that of the Naclra of
which called Usage orange is member. which
includes species bearing fruit that can be eaten.
Natures Queer Defense
THE subject of mimicry in plants and animals is a
curious There seems to be in the animal
world tendency toward what naturaists call pro
tectve resemblances," by of which living
creatures including mammals birds reptiles fishes
and insects are protected from being preyed upon,
either by completely harmonizing and identifying
themselves in color and general appearance with
their surroundings as to become practically indis
tingushable from their environment as long as they
remain motionless or else, by mimicking other ami
mails which from the unpalatable slckenlng taste
and quality of their flesh sought eaten,
secure safety by their DISCUSSES.
There perhaps many cases of mimicry in the
vegetable as in the animal world; but they admit
of such easy and obvious explanation.
The writer. for instance once had in his possession
specimen of the called butterfly orchid with
which he amused himself by showing it in little box
to number of his friends all of whom believed that
it some kind of curious insect.
There are far many of these extraordinary in
stances of vegetable mimicry to enumerate here
which, until science suggest some better expana
ton must be called the work OF chance for as far as
present scientific knowledge goes they entirely
inexplicable. unless may attribute hayward
freakshness and of humor to the creative
power that sometimes works results entirely apart
from unitarian considerations. Certainly more
extraordinary instance of this exists than is shown
in he five
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A MONG the full grown trees dwared to less than
n as many inches in height as they would measure
in feet if left to grow to their natural size and the
many other freaks in plant life that the japanese
make speciality of cultiVating which decorated the
bamboo fenced pazas where the officers and men
from our iron fleet were received and welcomed none
was so extraordinary the tve-tingered orange
Cnacitvd qninqnetoba). 1t is of the rarest OF
plants and the Japanese fully alive to its value
as an interesting and ornamental curiosity. Even
considered apart from its remarkable fruit, it is
eccentric looking member of the vegetable kingdom.
1t is dwarish tree which seldom attans height of
more than FIVE six feet and crooked enough to
have figured the in Mother Goose's melody:
There was a crooked man called Crooked Crooketee
Who found a crooked sxpence beneath a crooked tree
He bought a crooked cat that caught crooked mouse
And they all lived together IN very crooked house
A crookeder tree does not exist. It's gnarled and
knotted trunk is tangled up with twisted branches
that appear have made up their minds which
way to go; that it would be indeed difficult mat
to find two consecutive inches in the whole tree
whose line of direction is the The consequence
of this is that the plant it could be Strengthened
would be perhaps twice high as it is in the crum-
pied up condition in which it naturally grows As
fitting it's gnarly and grained character it has
hidden under it's leaves and fruit and located in the
unexpected places, unstinted supply of long,
tough needle pointed thorns, which understand
When Its Strange Fruit Natures
PUT all such little unpleasant peculiarties on the
- part of the fve-fingered Japanese orange tree
may well be forgiven and forgotten when, IN full
bloom it becomes a bouquet of the most beautiful
of fragrant fruit blossoms, much like those of the
orange tree but tinted with beautiful pink blush
of color when, later in the season, its unbelievable
fruit has grown and shaped itself into the exact form
of human hand with thumb and four fingers. 1t
is partly opened hand, and not only mimicking
the habtua manner in which the hand of the oriental
is held when not in action, but bearing startling
seblance to the lean long nailed yellow hand of the
Chinese four hundred. Even the nails, hard pointed
and clawlike, tipping the fruit fingers with length
of three inches, the closest possible mita
tions of their Celestial originals fashionable in the
Middle Kingdom perfect guarantee that their
owner belongs to the aristocratic class.
That all this is fact is vouched for not only by
all well read botansts, but by numbers of people in
San Francisco who some ten years ago specimen
at the home of f Gonzales. He is the first and as
Evening star., 1909-03-07

prise To their relatives and friends to
none OF whom had they confided their
matrimonial plans
A large number of the farmers of the
vicinity of Spencerville this county met
a lew evenings ago and organized the
Spencerville Farmers Club with the fol-
lowing officers: President, Jesse n
Brown; vice president. Herbert Thomp-
son. secretary and treasurer Thomas r
BOSS. The club will meet once each
month to discuss matters of interest to
the farming community Political dis
cussfons are strictly forbidden.
The following are some of the recent
transfers of real estate in Montgomery
county: Chevy Chase Land COMPANY TO
George d. Gallagher. lot at Chevy Chase
800: Chevy Chase Land Company to
George II. Chandlee, lot at Chew chase
s1'2o3;os; Chevy Chase Land Company to
G Clark Cross, lot at Chevy Chase.
S:2o2 81 Chevy Chase Land Company TO
Elizabeth N Hathaway. Let at C.Ieyy
Chase, 81. .664 81: Chevy Chase Land com.
pany to Elizabeth n. Hathaway. LOT at
Chevy Chase. s2.O4s2 20; Chevy Chase Land
Company to Janet E. Richards. lot at
Chevy Chase. $500; Chevy Chase Land
Company to Mary +. V. Mackrille. lot
at Chevy Chase. $500: E. Southarl Parter
to John FL. Saunders. lot at Takoma
Park: Nettie =. Giles to James r. pay
ton. property at Woodmont; Charlie Nv
Prettyman. trustee. to Rufus G. ward
seven and quarter acres, $1,000.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
.,.eiaI Correspondence OF The Star

ROCKVILLE. Md. March g. 1909.
why isn't there more marrying in
Gaithersburgo was the question pro-
poundcd by Rev Henry W. Burruss,
pastor of Grace NJ. L. Church. Gathers
burg. in an address in his church last
evening.
The divine did not attempt TO answer
himself. although he intimated that he
proposed TO make an effort to wake up
the Young folks of the community to
realization of their obligations along that
line. -
In the course of his remarks. which
were semi humorous. Dr. Burruss made
the surprising statement that since he
became pastor of Grace Church, two
wears ago. he performed but one mar
riage ceremony. and that not a single
couple had been married in Grace Church
since its erection five years ago.
DR. Rurruss expressed himself as firm
" of the opinion that there should be
more marrying. He raised a laugh by
referring to the fact that he had received
but two dollars in marriage fees during
his two years residence in Gaithersburg.
The young folks of the town are un-
inauguration of DR.. Burruss' efforts to
induce Dan Cupid TO pay little more
attention to GaitherSburg and vicinity
Several days ago Miss Zella Crawford
left her home in Gathersburg for the
ostensible purpose of visiting Washing
ten Ito do little shopping" Several
hours later. Harvey Selby. we'll known
down to the Capital city.
When the young folks returned the fol-
lowing day 1t was as husband and wife
The announcement proved great sur
Evening star., 1909-03-07
PUPPET SHOWS POPULAR.
Marionette Theaters Revived in
London and Paris.

Special Correspondence Of the New York sun.
LONDON. February -, 1909
Puppets and puppet performances prom
ise to be popular in London and Paris
this spring. In London marionette Or
puppet theater has been established, and
a. the first performance the other day
when Maurice Maeterlincks Interior.
translated by William Archer. was given,
a genuine success was scored.
The marionette enteftainmept used to
have great vogue in London. and. as is
we'll known. most Of the great musicians
have composed music for the marionettes.
and at one time the performances claimed
the attention of some of the most bril-
liant men of the period.
In Paris the revival commenced some
time ago, and its popularity is growing
rapidly. Besides stage puppets Paris
is to have an exhibition of dwarfs at the
Jardin d'Acclimatation, d where 800 dwarfs
from all parts of the world are to be
brought together in April. The garden
will be turned into a Lilliputian village
with tiny huts and farms. and, of course,
a little theater. which will have marion
cite performances by the pygmies them
selves. Tiny carriages will be arranged
for them, with dogs as horses.
One of the dwarfs does not measure
quite seventeen inches in height. His
mother. who will accompany him, is three
feet three inches.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
FINDING HOMES FOR ORPHANS
BUREAU PROJECTED BY ST.
VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY,
Catholic Asylums of Washington
Unable to Provide for All Appli-
cants for Admission.

The Catholic orphan asyluins of Wash
ington are filled TO the extent of their ca.
pacities, with many applicants for admis.
sion that cannot be needed, and the st.
Vincent de Paul Society of Washington.
which is the, foremost Catholic organiza-
ton devoted to charitable endeayors, has
set itself the task of relieving this situ-
alton. The society proposes to establish,
through the aid of friends, a home-plac-
ing bureau in line with the idea developed
at recent conference in this city, and
more particularly through the good work
done through the Catholic Home Placing
Bureau in New York city.
Judge William II. DeLacy. president OF
the St. Vincent de Paul Society, explained
the aspira tons of the society in detail.
He says, In part
The purpose of this bureau would not
be to supplant our orphan asylums. which
are doing efficient and noble work, but
rather to supplement their laborS. Our
aSNlumS are now inadequate to the many
demands made upon them. They not
able to take all the children who need a
Catholic refuge. Moreover. after the
children leave the asylum. they should be
followed in their career until they are Of
age or are settled in life AS il is now.
after the children leave the asylums
twhen about fourteen years of age) We
have no means OF knowing what becomes
of them. The purpose of this bureau
would be to follow them and make regu-
lar reports to the officers of the asytums
and of the st. Vincent de Paul Society
The Catholic Home Placing Bureau in
New York city has met with remarkable
success. and thousands of children are
paced in good homes each year. Such q
bureau will be established in Washington
if assistance Is had in financing it,.
Cardinal Gibbons, archbishop OF Baltt-
I,ax - tla ,y,tA
tions of the society. gave his approval. as
follows:
Il am persuaded that bureau such as
that which is projected will rebound 10
the religious and moral, as we'll as 10 the
material. welfare of our orphans. | give
it my cordial appro ba ton
The Home-Placins Bureau is already an
accomplished fact as an orgauiza ton,
with delegates from the fifteen confer 4
enceS Of the society. The officers arg
Edward j. Hannah, chairman; Joseph A.
Whitfield, vice chairman; William P.i
Normoyle, secretary, and Joseph \. BurgJ
assistant secretary.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
sUFFRAGETTEs NOT THROUGH.
Voteless, to Present Petition Again,
Although Privilege Once Ignored.

Special Cablegram 10 The Star.
LONDON, March 6.--The Women's So
cial and Political League has sent man
ifesto to all the members urging them to
work as never before to accomplish their
end within the next few months.
1t says:
For many centuries it has been a con-
stitutional privilege for the voteless to
present their petitions by deputation to
parliament. and on many occasions in
our history it has been done with i'm
punity; but under the present liberal gov
ernment women have neither constitu-
tional rights nor do they possess the old
privilege granted to unrepresented citi-
ZenS.
Nevertheless, in spite Of the punish
ment meted out to nearly three hundred
women during the last three years, an
other protest will be made and once more
women will be prepared to suffer the ut
most severity of the English law manipu-
lated by the liberal ministry"
Evening star., 1909-03-07
DINNER TO GOVERNOR QU|NBY
SENATOR GALLINGER HOST TO
STATE EXECUTIVE.
Then Vice President Fairbanks
Praises New Hampshire
Wearer of Toga.

One incident Of the inauguration at the
Capitol which will not soon be forgotten
by those fortunate enough to be present
was the dinner given last Wednesday
evening in the room of the Senate COM
mittee on the District OF Columbia by
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire in
honor of the executive OF his state. Gov.
Quinby, and his staff.
With the ladies attired in evening dress
and the members of the governors staff
in full uniform the scene was brilliant.
The room. admitted to be one Of the hand
soonest in Washington. was decorated with
American beauty roses. daffodils and
ferns. The big committee table was Sc;
tastefully for fifty guests
In the party was the then Vice Presi-
dent. who made the only speech of the oc
casion, welcoming Mr. Gallinger's guests
to the Capital city and saying nice things
about the senator. He concluded by pro-
posing the health of Mr.. Gallinger as 'one
of the best senator's and one Of the best
men that ever lived
Senator Gallinger thanked the Vice
President and the company He told the
ladies that when the evening closed he
would be personally insulted il any flowers
were left in the room. None were.
John ri. Walker, clerk of the committee
and the senator's right-hand man. ar
ranged the affair and saw that everything
went off like clockwark. At the concu
sion he was heartily congratulated on his
success by every one.
Those present We're: Vice President
Fairbanks, the Gov. and Mrs. Quinby,
Councilor and Mrs. A. NJ. Foss, Council
or l.. A. Merrow. Senator and Mrs.
Burnham, Represent ative and Mrs. Cur
rier. former Senator Chandler. Rep
resentative and Miss Sulloway, Gen. and
Mrs. Charles J. Hamblett. Mrs. Mary
Hamblett, Gen. Harry B. Ciley, Gen. and
Mrs. F. \. Hardy, Col. and Mrs. Elmer
S. Triton. Col and Mrs Reginald c. Stev
enson. Col. and Mrs. Richard G. Goodell.
Col George 3. Leighton, Col Isaac Van
Horn, Col. Arthur J. Pierce. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Hackett, Miss Hackett, Miss
Richter, Gen. Henry M. Baker. Mrs. Will
liam II. Mitchell, Miss Marion Mitchell,
Col w. r. Brown. Miss Burnham, Mr..
and Mrs. Horace S. Cummings, MIR. and
Mrs. George II. Moses, Col Rufus n.
Elwell, Mr. and Mrs. John II. Walker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson. Mr.. and
Mrs. William II. Topping, Senator Will
liam II. Gallinger, William F. Harrington.
f. Percy Stoddard and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh n. Camp, jr.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
WOULD ExPEL DUCHESS.
Society for Protection Of Animals
Objects to Stag Hunting.

Special Cablegram TO rhe Star.
LONDON. March 6.-The Society for the
Protection of Animals has passed a reso-
luton to expel the Dowager Duchess
dues from membership because she
keeps a pack of deerhounds and goes
hunting with 1t.
The administrative council Of the So
ciety has reserved it's action on the
matter and will not decide whether effect
shall he given to it until March Is.
The duchess defends deer hunting.
Animals" she says, 'are taken the
greatest care of on my estates. ! go
hunting, it's true. But is not the stag
game?
Rabbits, pheasants and partridges are
killed and no one protests. Why should
there be so much indignation at killing
a Stag?"
Evening star., 1909-03-07
MUST GO TO IOWA COURT.
Alleged Swindler Fails in Effort for
Arkansas Trial.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. March 6-Judse
Jacob Trieber. in the United States dis
trict court today, refused to permit John
c. Maybray. alleged leader of the gang
of swindlers arrested here. to withdraw
his admission of identity and waiver Of
arraignment before Commissioner Allen to
the federal grand jury at Council Bluffs
and issued a writ OF removal to that
court
Maybray was making a fight to remain
here with three other members of the
gang, ]. c. Johnson. F. NJ. Clark and l.
]. Warner, who will be tried in the state
courts. He will be taken to Council
Bluffs under a heavy guard tonight.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
ITALIAN NAVY GRATEFUL.
Battle Fleet for Gift ee
Service Sufferers by Quake.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
LONDON, March S-Admiral Mirabei1oA
Italian minister Of marine, has issued q
general order in which he says:
with sincere gratitude | bring to the
knowledge OF the royal navy the sener-
Gus act of the American officers and men
of the Atlantic fleet. who in a private
subscription collected and handed over
to me the large sum of 1923 to aid tho
families of officers and men killed or In.
jured in the recent earthquake OF Sicily
and Calabria.
This act Of generous comradeship has
been accompanied by expressions OF sin
cere sympathy for the Italian navy, and
In your name / sent to the government
of the United States the sentiments OF
the most deep and affectionate grati-
tude.''
Evening star., 1909-03-07
ARTIST 100 YEARS OLD.
Charles Famin, Knew
Pope Gregory.
OF the New York Sun

Special Correspondence OF The New York Sun.
PARIS. February &c, 1909.
The lion of the historic town Of Char.
just celebrated his Tooth birthday.
"I was seven when Napoleon started
for Waterloo said he. ''and / hope to
witness the anniversary of the great bat
tle'
NJ Famin is as strong most men at
seventy, and still reads without glasses.
Seventy years ago he won the Prix de
Rome for architecture He knew Pope
Gregory. and all his life has been as easy.
going as that popes.
That accounts" he says, for my lon,
gevity, I never allow myself 10 be wors
ried And all my life I have been tenn.
perate and have worked regularly and
taken long walks regularly in the open
air."
Evening star., 1909-03-07
FAST TIME FOR THE WHIPPLE.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Runs 476
Miles in II Hours.

LOS ANGELES, March 6.-The United
States torpedo boat destroyer Whipple,
Lieut.. Church commanding. made the run
from San Francisco to San Pedro, a dis
tance of 476 miles, in seventeen hours, or
an average OF twentyeight miles an hour
The Whipple has been ordered south to
join the torpedo flotila anchored in San
Pedro bay.
Commander Church lacked but one hour
of equaling the schedule Of the regular
coast line traffic between San Francisco
and Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
IOWA STATE LEADER DIES.
Joseph William Blythe Succumbs on
Hunting Trip.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, March 6.-Joseph
William Blythe. general solicitor OF the
Burlington railroad system and state lead
er of the republican "stand-patters," died
today Of heart disease while on a hunt
ing trip at Wapello.
He was born at Cronbury, n. j.. Janu-
ary 49, 1850. He was educated at Law
rencevlle High School and at Princeton
Evening star., 1909-03-07
UNUSUAL STREET ACCIDENT.
Cylinder Containing Carbonic Acid
Hurled in Air Like Proiectile.

LONDON. February "a 1909.
An extraordinary accident happened
the other day in Stuttgart Ger
many. cart loaded with cylinders
filled with carbonic acid skidded on
the slippery tracks. One cylin-
der fell off; the top broke and the acid.
suddenly released from enormous pres
sure. caused the cylinder to fly up like a
projectile fired from A gun.
Several blocks away it struck a mid
dle-aged man in the back. went clean
through him and tore off his limbs. which
were flung upon a woman who was pa S.
ing on the sidewalk The body was
mutilated beyond recognition.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
SIXTEEN DIE IN corFERpAm.
Three Men Rescued at Liverpool Arr
Badly Hurt.

LIVERPOOL. March 6-sixteen men
were drowned early this morning in the
flooding of cofferdam used in the con.
struction of new dock at Birkenhead.
Three men rescued from the ~reckage
were badly injured.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
Threatened Liner Trouble Adjusted.

HAVRE, March 6.-The Threatened
trouble between the crews on some of the
French line steamers and the company
has been adjusted and La Provence sailed
from here today on time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-08-27
FINLEY Items

MIR. and Mrs II. W Nelson returned
home Monday from Il vacation trip
taking in the Fair and report fine
time
Mrs. freeman and children Of Top
penish are visiting at the home OF J
Hutchinson and family.
Frank Heddington Of North Yak
ina is at the home of his parents for
few weeks.
Geo. Finley made a flying trip to
Lind On business the first Of the
week.
Miss Myrtle E Danes of Coolidge
visited in Finley a few days last
week
W. A. King was a Kennewick cali
er Tuesday.
Two or more families are hunting
houses to rent at Finley These are
a scarce article here and it would
not be a bad Investment for some
one to put up Il couple OF cottages to
rent.
H. B. Haney loaded his car the la a
ter part ,pt last sF9eks,sit4 'hi4lts.pasl
;s,gsd gopdg md COW and. Ieft TOT flt
Kane SatI9rday night where they viii
hiak9 tHtif liiUma f6f TIE present.
Their address is GA, 36 St, Spokane.
Mrs. N c Bowles is enjoying a visit
from Mrs J. II Huntington OF Mime
apOlis, MINI. who Ia an old friend Of
Mrs. BOwles aud is on her way home
from the Fair at Seattle.
On night August IS the infant son
of Mr.. Stevens died after an illness of
some months. The little one was
laid away in the Kennewick GENE
terry on Saturday afternoon with
services at the grave by Rev. l.. N. =
Anderson. What makes this ex treme-
~ sad the little one passed away
alone with the father and an Older
son the mother being away at Walla
Walla with little daughter who
had her throat operated on. The
mother and daughter returned home
Saturday on the noon train
in time for the funeral. The people
of Finley sympathize with Mr.. Stev-
ems and family in their sorrow.
Excitement prevailed in Finley on
Sunday afternoon when u demented
man began to think he was doing or
going to do some great things in the
way OF putting up electric wires and
threatening the lives OF some when
he was taken into custody by Messrs
King and Thomas until the arrival of
Calhoun and other offers " no hand
cuff d him al d took him to kenne
wick.
at a meeting of trustees of the
church of Finley at Mr.. j. K. Setzer's
In Tuesday evening. they decided to
put Il cement foundation under thu
old school building to be rem OdeleG
for Il church. Mr.. Flagg of Finlt.,
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who has been Years at the cement
business VIII do the work and any
and all who will donate work be ON
hand Monday morning. This should
interest all citizens OF Finley SO come
Monday and help.
Finley's sick this week are Mrs. ar,
Mr. Chas and Mrs Karl Myer wht
are reported to have typhoid fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lea are thu
proud parents ofa baby boy who
came to make his home with them
last Friday. Mrs. Lea was later
taken to the hospital at kennewick.
Finley friends hope for her speedy re.
cOvery.