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Acid Snow for Birthmarks

moved. The resulting intense cold
freezes the part, setting up severe To-
cal Inflammation, which leads to q
breaking down and absorption of the
frozen tissues. There is very little
pain and the wound heals naturally in
q few days. leaving the skin practical
ly normal.
The carbonic acid snow. or rather
Ice. treatment has come to stay" said
n OF the surgeons in charge of the
electrical department of st. Bartholo-
news hospital. Warts are readily
removed in n application. and the
results In small n~on-vascular birth
marks-that is. without large blood
vessels-are marvellous. In early ro-
dent ulcer we have also been very
successful"
In the st. Bartholomew's dispensary.
where the snow Is made In bulk, the
whole apparatus used consists Of q
ruler. q heavy piece Of felt and an iron
cylinder containing forty pounds OF
iiquefied gas. The felt is first tightly
rolled about the ruler. which is then
Withdrawn, leaving a long hollow tube.
One end Of this tube is then tightly
strapped over the tap Of the cylinder.
q cork 10 put In the other end and he
a Is turned on. In a few seconds
the tube Is filled with a carbonic acid
icicle, ready for use on unrolling ne
felt.
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wonderful Cures Worked by carbonic
Ice In london Hospitals-Many
Skin Diseases Cured.

EsE
London.-1n less than a year the
carbonic acid snow treatment for
birthmarks. warts and rodent ulcer.
first introduced at Charing Cross hos
pital. has gained an accepted place in
modern therapeutics.
The early experiments with the new
remedy have been SO successful in
suitable cases that now practically
every hospital in the country, as well
as thousands of general practitioners
n skin specialists. Is making use OF
the new medicament.
The snow Is prepared by allowing
q thin spray OF carbonic acid gas,
iiquefied under pressure. to escape
Into q felt covering slipped over the
tap OF the iron cylinder containing the
gas. The gas Is deposited on the felt
as . very fine powered snow at a tenn
perature OF about 100 degrees below
zero. The snow is then solidifed into
an icy pencil by being tightly packed
into a hard rubber cylinder with q
plunger.
Treatment consists Of pressing this
intensely cold pencil of carbonic acid
Ice for a few seconds against the birth.
mark, wart or rodent ulcer to be re.
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u. S. Lags at Flying Game

my experiments at Greenwich. Conn.
and hope to be ready for the tests in
July or August"
Mr.. Harmon was on the aviation
field at Issy-les-Molineaux. near Paris.
when the French war minister. Ber-
teaux. was killed.
Il sat near the starting place." he
said. and saw Train circle the field.
The power stopped when he was over
9 group Of mounted officers. number
Ing about 100. and he thought the
space In the rear was clear. In max
Ing the sweep the blades moved down
Premier Monis and the war minister
and his party"
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~DEFAuLrER GETS 20 YEARS.
Ohio Man Made Away With Building
Association Funds.

Washington, D. C. - John Barton
Miller. former secretarytreasurer Of
the First Cooperative Building asso
citation Of Georgetown. convicted Of
embezslement on two counts. wac
sentenced to twenty years In the peni.
Tertiary In criminal court after : mo
ton for . new trial had been over.
ruled. An appeal va noted ana the
defendant gave bond for $780, 900.
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Personal.

me new president Of Mexico Is IS
years old.
Kansas low has ali the harvest
hands needed.
President Taft has accepted honor
airy membership in the Touring Club
Of America.
Edgar s. Cooke denied that . cent
had been stolen from the Big Four
railroad BY either himself or War
riner.
Woodmen or the World selected
jacksonville. Fla. for the 1913 con.
vention.
Kainkaid was the only member OF
the Nebraska house delegation to
vote against the wool bill.
Horace Havemeyer. son Of the dead
sugar king. testified 1t the hearing
before the house committee.
Cyrus McCormick. Of the Interna,
tional Harvester company. gave ter,
timony Ia the Lorimer Investigation.
Two aviators were killed near Win.
cennes, France, and several otherl
were injured.
FORMER President Diax Of Mexico
may decide to reside In Spain.
President Hadly delivered the bac
calauteAte sermon before the gradu'
ating class st Yale.
Madsro was again acclaimed on hii
return to Mexico City.
Chairman Penrose Of the senate d
nance committee says be can mus
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Race for Mountain Ton.

New York.-A race for the ton az
Mt Coropuna. one Of the highest peaks
OF the Peruvian Andes. began the
other day when Miss Annie 8. Peck
sailed for Colon. She was followed
closely by Professor Bingham OF Yale.
Both are accompanied bv q corps OF
experienced mountain climbers. Coro-
puma is q volcano estimated. to DO
about 10000 feet high.
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A Rio salmon.

Auburn, Me.-Henry Griffin of South
Lewiston caught the largest salmon
ever taken from Lake Auburn. accord
ing to the London Globe. He was
trawling in shallow water when he
got the strike and 1t took him more
than half an hour to land the tish.
which weighed IA pounds 9 ounces. SO
far az known the largest salmon previ-
ously taken from Lake Auburn
weighed Is pounds 6 ounces
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save 100000 Babe, Yearly.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has shown
that out Of 100000 deaths OF infants
annually In this country. one-third are
preventabie." said Miss Ella Phillips
Crandall OF New York at the conven-
tton Of the Nurses Associated Alum.
nae Of the United States the other
day. There IL imperative need OF
work Of nurse In . practical campaign
Of education and prevention" shs said.
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EPI0hE Of EVENTS
bAnAoRApsse THAT PERTAIN 70
MANY susJGcT&
IRE SHORT BUT INTERESTING
1rIes mention ~ What u TrsnspIrine
y varIous sections ~ Our Own
and Forsien Countries.


After the first OF next month ocean
going vessels carrying more than SO
passengers will be liable to a fine
u 95,000 unless they are equipped
with wireless telegraph apparatus ca.
pable Of transmitting messages q dis.
lance Of not less than 100 miles and
manned by an operator carrying q
certificate issued by this or q foreign
government.
Senator La Toilette OF Wisconsin
made protest to the senate commit
tee On the Judiciary against the con-
Gr1nation OF Guy D. Con as district
&tt0fney for the eastern district Of
that state. Mr.. La Toilette complained
that hs had not been consulted on Mr..
Go6's appointment, and that he sup
pooed this slight had been due to his
Opposition to the Payne-Aldrich tariff
mvo1figati0n Of Chronic titleitis,"
described as ! disease Of "rich, trust
made women il urged IN . resolu-
lion introduced in the house by Rep
roeentative SABBATH Of Illinois, who
would have the state department In
Qufpo Why only two dozen American
1oorosses hare besn permitted to
4nko part IA the coronation ceremo-
niee Al London and 70 ascertain the
nanounf this country u sending acros
- Atlanslc annually y msintain the
~ Lorimer Investigating commit
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Beans Keep Heart Youno.

Muldrow, Okla.-A. D. Dutton. nine
ty-two years old, attributes his longev-
ny TO his habit Of eating beans. was
married to Miss Rebecca Jane Gallo
way. twenty-four years old. the oth>r
day.
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~ Nople =. McKee, superintendent
a the Mlssouri school for the deaf,
40 q heart disease, aged nifty
elSht-
6enator 0alIInser said Canadian
Dfocity 40 the opening wedge
~ would pry loose the protection
furduo un~iversity graduated !
e11sS AZ III. Former governor of
Dsonri, Joseph ". FOIL. Was the
! 5yItstter Smith, former general
Mnn6ee q the Union Pacific railway
q ~ DeDver Rio Grande, died
= cnicaG0, aged q.
I rootonao u appoals from lowa,
o&ny GnSineers Will undertake To con-
01 IN HMotorn " The Missouri river
! zloux CITY - prevent the iioodins
O<16nt cify.
psytd Jayns Hill, Who recent
sU6j1ncd III po6t - American Am
1NQxo4of ~ 0eenany. left for Kiel to
fseot ~ 1sttexe of recall 70 nm
Wil1iam.
~ adminiGtr1tbon forces suffered
61e1Eeot "A "a waterways bfil ID
~ 14lE0o11 l6EiSlaturs q the outset.
- fos1nnl making o. plans 10 cele-
hEato ~ fftieth anniversary 81 KAN.
- - ! ctate ms commenced " the
{Upesa CommsTcial club. The cole.
hfokion viii b held this fall during
NJ Xono1Fn state fnir Woek.
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Wars of the Insect World.
From Harpers Weekly.


So far, from personal observation.
have found that the grasshoppers are by
far the most irritable class of ms cts
among themselves. They seem to enjoy
fighting better than eating. and frequent
" fight until each has lost one or more
limbs and sometimes even until one sue
ceeds i'm killing the other. So great is theil
interest III these deadly battles that they
will allow themselves 10 be picked UP
and carried about, continuing the con
fiict in ones hand in the most uncon-
cerned manner imaginable!
The katydids constitute the less quar-
relsome members of the grasshopper fam
ily Their fights are far ant. few between
but extremely violent when once started
| remember viviGly a battle between two
of these insects which | witnessed several
years ago. II happened close To the cage
of small patch of woodland where sew
eral trees had been cut and the stumps
left standing from two to three feet above
the ground To the top of one of these
stuynps large katydid and his mate had
craw:ed. perhaps to enjoy their honey
moon AS / stopped to watch their ac-
tions for a minute, a third katyGid, seeing
the happy couple, and feeling somewhat
Jealous shrieked all insult to them from
a nearby stump. The offended insect
never uttered a sound, but. leaving its
mate, flew directly to the other stump
where a fierce conflict ensued, ending
only when the insulting one had been
torn to pieces by his more powerful rival
much to the satisfaction of the female
katydid.
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Washington Symphony Orchestra.

In its closing concert of the season the
Washington Symphony Orchestra will pre-
sent a program of unusual interest at the
Columbia Theater on the afternoon of
March IA. The Soloist will be Herman
Rahemann, violinist. of this city. AL
though Mr.. Rakemann was born in Wash
inston, he received his musical education
in Europe. where he studied at the ROYAL
High School of Music at Berlin. Later
he was honored by being taken as a
private pupil of Joachim. y few years
later he began his studies under the direc-
ton of the famous v;olinist Ysaye Mr.
Rakemann now occupies the concert
masters chair of the orchestra, and has
been associated with the Georgetown Or
chestra, Richard Wagner Society, the
WASHINGTON Musical Club and the Rake
mann String Quartet. He will play the
violin solo in Saint-Sssns lie DelUge"
Under the direction of Heinrich Ham,
mer the orchestra will present the fol-
lowing numbers: BeethovenS "Coriolan
Overture, composed i'm 1907 as a prelude
to drama by the German poet Won Col
lin. TO whom the overture is dedicated: the
Rhapsodie Norvegienne'' by I.alo one
OF the most DISTINGUISHED of French COM
posers: Sindin-s "ROndo Infinite" char
acterized by its great facility OF construc-
ZION. tunefulness, variety and elegance
and the First Suite" by MacDowelI.
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Clark Literary Recitals.

A series of recitals will he given at the
New Willard from March 10 to If by
Prof. s. II. Clark of the University of
Chicago. The dates and programs are
as follows.
Friday evening, March 10. Les Misera-
bles. Victor Hugo: Saturday evening.
March II, The Blue Bird MaeteriacK;
Saturday afternoon. 3 clock, benent OF
National Homeopathic Hospital KOS
lands 'Chantecler": Tuesday evening
March II, Dolly Reforming Herself .
Jones.
The last named is modern comedy
by Henry Arthur Jones, the English play
wright. and is considered one OF the
finest examples OF its k nd in modern
literature.
Prof.. Clark stands at the head of the
department OF public speaking in the Uni
versity or Chicago. and is co-principal
with Mrs. Bertha kuntz Baker and Mrs.
Emily Bishop of the Chautauqua School
OF Expression. He is widely recognized
as a master of the art of reading and
literary Interpretation.
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Oldest Twins.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Illinois can lay claim to the distinction
of having the Oldest twins in the world.
Joseph Henry Ripley and James Hillary
Ripley were born near Belleville, ILL.,.
September 10, 1925. Their parents came
to Illinois from Botetourt county, Va,
in 1919. the year Illinois became a state.
Joseph II. Ripley still resides on the
farm on the Georgetown road. near Belle
vile, where he was born eighty-five years
ago. At the age of twenty-eight he was
married to Lydia Applegate. from New
Jersey. He was married a second time.
but is now a widower.
James III. Ripley moved to Raymond
Montgomery county. about thirty years
ago. He was married at thirty-three to
Susan Merrills, also a twin. OF Turkey
Hill. who he speaks of as lone of the
| most beautiful girls In ST. Clair county.
She is living at the age of seventy-fi five
Her father came from Connecticut to
kaskaskia on load of clocks.
Both have been abStemious all their
lives, except that Joseph chews little
| tobacco. Both have splendid eyesight
and Joseph can even read without glass
es. While James uses glasses to read, he
hair long, and have an abundance of it,
They also wear full boards. but could
shave themselves. as their hands are par-
fectly steady They were wings in the
DAYS before the republican party was
born. They became republicans at the
partyS inception. and have voted the
republican ticket ever since. Their mem
cries are splendid They can recall all the
great events that have happened in their
time. Joseph says they have lived to see
everything from all on cart tn flying
machine. They remember the Black
! Hawk war of 1852 the star shower of
1888, the first railroad of the west In
1897, the Mexican war. 1s454S. and the
civil war. 1Sjl-GJ. They speak admiringly
of the great men whose acquaintance
they have enjoyed. They saw and knew
Lincoln. Douglas Shields. Trumbull. Lo
gan, Peck and the Lemons OF early Bap-
fist fame. And in all. their long careers
have been full of events. The twins are
still hale and hearty. and seemingly des-
stined to round out a. century. Their ia
ther. William Ripley, was soldier for a
short time in the war of 1872, and was
honorably discharged.
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operate Vaudeville.

thaSes next week will offer "Tlle Oper-
ATTIC Festival. a metropolitan musical pro-
duction, composed of fifteen singers, pre-
Senting two picturesque operate master
pieces, Gypsy Life" and The Carnival
OF Venice" The extra added attraction
will be Mary Norman. caricaturist. in
Some Women L have Met Eddie
Leonard, in conjunction with Mabel Rus
sell. will offer his latest glimpses of min
strelsy. Charles and Fannie Van and
Company in The Stage Carpenters Ex-
perience'; Sharkey. Geissler and Lewis,
singing comedians: the bounding Cor
dOns, In a comedy table novelty: Anita
Diaz's monkeys. and the daylight motion
pictures. Jack to the Rescue" a hero
dog life-savers perilous act, are the re-
manning attractions
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ney. We started July 80 In the evening
our piroque was upset by two hip2opotami
We could not take our iron boat. for We
had no paddlers left. Owing TO lack OF
means. we had to dismiss nearly all our
workmen. Three men who were with us
in our light boat were drowned HAD we
been aole to use our iron boat. this would
not heve happened We were saved, but
nearly everything was lost. Only case
with church requisites was found, out all
were spoiled excep- my chalice. Our lives
were saved through the care of our cate
ehist and some good swimmers. We
passed the night on an island.
Happily l had bottle of quin-ne I'm my
pocket, and this saved US from fever.
Fortunately we found a dry spot, but
we could not find any means of making
fire. I lost almost all the outfi. ! got on
which Mill Hill could not afford and
which | bought myself The cant: en- of
Father Meyers and his portable bed are
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play The Bill Toppers." drama of
music hall life. will tie produced in Lon
don next month by Marie Tempest
For tho closing fraction of the theatre
cal season the New National has A par
ticularly excellent collection of offerings.
BEGINNING with the fdvorite ''Round-t u
next week. there are booked the very
successful Dollar Princess. which will
he followed bv Billie Burke. in her new
play Suzanne" Next will come Lillian
Russell TO be succeeded by The Nest
Egg i'm which Zelda Sears will be pre-
scented The dramatic season will close
with David Belasco's new play, and the
following week the special limited en-
gagement of the Aborn Grand Opera
Company will open.
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Engel Recital.

Under the auspices of Samuel NJ. Fa-
biar. the pianist. William A. Engcl. ir.,
will be- presented at the Columbia The
alter Wednesday afternoon. March -
The program for tho recital which will
he announced later. is one that will af-
ford the young virtuoso every opportunity
to display his talents. T. Arthur Smith is
In charge of the business arrangements
for the concert. Mr.. Enge. will be as
sisted by the contralto. Miss Faye Bum
phrey-
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MacManus Lecture.

Monday. March IL. "a the New Willard
MI. Seumas MacManus will give his
lecture on stories of Irish Fairy and
FOLK Lore, this being the second of
the series of Bryn Mawr lectures. Mr..
MacManus is already known in Wash
ington as lecturer and author. 4
Donegai boy himself. his presentation
o. the mysticism and realism of the
race. with its way of looking nj tho
world as Ii il We're but an hour old" is
given with the sympathy and the hui
NOR that belong to the Irish genius
alone
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THE Round-U

Klaw d. Changers production OF The
Roundup" Will be the attraction at the
New National next week 1t is spectac-
ular melodrama of life in southwestern
Arizona when Gen. Crook was chasing
Conchise. the famous Apache marauder
and his band of truant redskins back to
their reservation II has made a remark
able appeal to theatergoers
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The JoY Rider"

George Sidney Busy Izzy), the COM
edan and his company. including the
Coincidence. Miss Carrie Weber, will be
seen at the Academy next week in the
second edition OF THE Joy Rider There
are many musical numbers among them
My Picture Puzzle Girl THE Bowery
Rag" THE School of Love" There $
Girl i'm the Moon" Maybe You're Not
the Only One" II Want a Beau Sun
dae for Two and the usual Sidney
PAROLES.
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Comparative Cost of Lights.

+ rom SNStPHl.
In few branches of science has greater
progress been made than in artificial
lighting. That is why the illuminating
engineer is today factor in solving cost
and efficiency of labor problems.
Roughly estimated. the relative cost of
power an hour for a sixteen candlepower
light Is as follows: Candles. cents; oil
lamp, 3 cents: incandescent lamp carbon
filament). mills; gas flame, 5 mills: arc
light tcarbon), ) mills: acetylene. 3 mills:
incandescent lamp tungsten filamenp,
. Ito mills: gas, with mantle. 2 mills;
mercury or filament tubes. to 2,z mills.
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Borchard Recital.

Adolphe Borchard, the French pianist,
who will make his first appearance il,
this city at the Columbia Theater Wednes-
day afternoon, March Il, was born in
Havre. France. in 1852 At the end of his
studies in the Paris Conservative he
was awarded the first prize and since
then has played in 4 number of recitals
in Berlin and other European cities. Bor-
chard has played since his debut in
America, a few months ago, in Chicago,
New York, Boston. Philadelphia and 9TH
er leading cities.
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An Old New Yorker"

Thomas \. Wise will make his first APP
pearance on any stage in a new play.
An Old New Yorker" at the Belasco
Theater next week. Harrison Rhodes
and Mr. Wise who wrote "A Gentleman
From Mississippi" are the authors of
An Old New Yorker" Mr. Wise will
play the part of an old New Yorker who
hnds il difficult to adapt himself to mod
ern business methods.
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Suzanne"

ELLIE Burke will appear in suzanne
at the National Theater the week of
March "a. Miss Burke produced "Su-
zanHe' at the Lyceum Theater. New
York. at Christmas. and scored A big
success In IL. The play has been adapt
ed by c. Haddon Chambers a promi
nent English dramatist. from lie Mar
risge de Mile. Beulemans." which was
one of the big hits in Paris last sum
mer. The original play is the work of
two Belgian playwrigits F'rantz Fen
son and Fernand Wicheier. both we'll
known writer's in Brussels
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Marie Coreli Is writing suffrage play
let called THE Sedan Chair"
Eddie Foy may go on the road again in
Hamlet of Broadway
Ellen TerryS lecture tour in this
country covered $4,000 miles
Stella Mayhem has been engaged for
the New Winter Garden in New York
Katherine Emmett has been engaged as
leading lady of the Ben Greet players.
Margaret Ellington is said to be pre-
pairing for a spring tour in a new play.
The business OF 'Everywonan'' at the
Herald Square Theater has reached such
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Its premier on the stage of the Columbia
Theater earlier in the season. Its with
drawal from the metropolis at this time
is occasioned by the booking necessities
of the New York Office and II il planned
to return IL to that city later. The play
affords Mr.. Miller a role well suited 10
his requirements and the company sup
porting him will be the same as the one
now in New York
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also lying at the bottom of the river
want almost every article of clothing
since they were lost Or given by me to
Father Meyer, whose outfi. was worn out
years ago.
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Missionary Life ON the Koneo,

Father van de Seyp. in the Tablet.
Father Oomen returned from the con-
ference in Stanleyville and said I should
go with him and thus make my first jour-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05

Nazimova is to go under the mana Ge-
ment of Charles Frohman. but no plans
for her are Yet announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05

Thomas \. Wise is going to appear the
latter part of this season in play
called THE Old New Yorker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05

John Mason in Augustus Thomas new
play. AS "a Man Thinks will have
an early hearing in New York.
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large proportions that the giving of eX-
ira matinces is now under consideration.

Andrew MackS engagement at Chase S
has been deferred until week after next
David Beasco is considering the
production of a new play, The Case
of Becky
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Julian Dean is suffering from nervous
proStration and has been Obliged to leave
the east of The Lily for a rest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05

Henry w Savage is to make his re-
entry into English grand opera next sea-
son with a production of Puccinis Girl
of the Golden West"