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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Literary Matrimony.
From Golfers Weekly.

Tom COiller = weekly.
Among Shakspeare's women, which
would make the best wife? Portia has
extreme administrative competence, cheer
fulness, wit, reasonableness. She was
proposed in a girls school last winter as
the finest woman character in all litera-
ture. but voted down, Rebecca in Ivan
hoe" Jeanne Deans in THE Heart OF
Midlothian" and Margaret in 1.-The Clois-
rivals. "Portia has everything" said a
man, but nevertheless l dont like her.
She is too triumphant. In spite of all
tat is said about her, her surface re-
that she is human" Rosalind fascinates
everybody. She Is public character. She
shines for ALL 1t would be hard to think
of her as having most Of her rays con-
fined to so small world as single
home, or even as many of them as would
tumble universe through the long and
quiet stretches Of a lifetime. Miranda is
very young. and on desert island. but
she would deserve her name in any sftua-
ton. Beatrice? Perhaps one ought to be
as buoyant as Benedick to feel equal to
life with her. Juliet is the entire oppo-
site of Rosalind. All her brilliant intel
ligence is melted into feeling and sub
dued to the purposes of her heart: and
Viola has more than the fancy of Rosa
lind. with the devoted emotion of Juliet.
Either Viola or Juliet would win. prob
ably. with our man readers. and, in spite
of the objections made to her. Port q
would probably win among the most mod
ern, positive and progressive OF our wOm-
an readers.
There is no man in Shakespeare especial.
ly ideal to the minds of women-none
certainly. even Romeo. who begins to
arouse as much enthusiasm as some In
other literature. Shakespeare himself q
man, drew women with a touch that
makes them loved by men; If he had been
woman probably TIE process would
have been reversed In fact, even al
though such comparatively small rart
Of the great novels have been written by
women. a number Of the heroes who are
most popular with them are to be found
in the writings Of women. such as Roch.
ester in Jane Eyre" Darcy in pride
and Prejudice" and Lydgate in Middle
march, When women produce q Shakes
peare she will fill her plays with men who
would make ideal husbands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
NERVOUS PROSTKATIUN.
Danger Signals-Value of Outdoor
Occupation and Amusement.
From the Youths Companion.

the 1oUtH > Noupduiou.
Nervous prostration is a more or less
comp etc collapse of the nervous system.
1t occurs when the sufferer has urged
himself beyond the limit OF his nervous
endurance. 1t Is most common In early
or middle life. when the nervous system
is most constantly taxed. When it occurs
in the very young excessive work at
school is usually the cause. When 1t
comes on later in life ii is because the
struggle for existence is proving too
severe.
The breakdown is not always caused by
actual overwork. Sometimes 1t means.
in old-fashioned phrase. th-t THE can
die is being burned at both ends. only
very strong people can work hard ana
keep late hours as well. The man or
average physical powers must make up
his mind to devote himself to his work
and get his recreation in healthful occu-
pations outdoors. AS a means of rest
and amusement for the tired business or
professional man nothing is better than
q quiet game Of golf-not taken too seri-
ously.
Nervous prostration does not declare
itself without warning There are many
danger signals. 1t may be no longer
possible to accomplish the usual quantity
or quality of work because Of impaired
memory or loss of the power OF concen-
tration; peevish irritability and tend
ency to constant fault finding may APP
pear in a person formerly equable and
serene; headaches may return each day
at about the same time-that is TO say,
as soon as a certain degree of fatigue is
reached: there may be nervous indiges-
ton and the simplest food may cause
Distress In some cases the mental de-
preston Is so great that a strong man
at the least provocation Will burst into
tears like a girl.
Most cases of nervous prostration could
have been prevented il taken in time
The ordinary man is intelligent enough
to recognize In himself the many signs
of overstrain. and there are few so
driven by circumstance that they cannot
If they choose relax a little and evade
the coming trouble.
If another hour is added to the nights
sleep, another mile added to the daily
walk, an occasional day deliberately
taken for complete rest. an interesting
hobby taken up, the habit Of worry firm
" checked, the nervous system will
quickly right itself. Worry is the great
est spendthrift Of nervous force We
should all learn to be as obstinate about
not worrying as We often are about wor.
rying unnecessarily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Cricket of the Hearth.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
In Eng and, whether the cricket brings
us good luck or bad. he is certainly not
regarded as a fighting animal. as he is in
China The Chinese put the domestic
cricket into strict training and set him to
fight single-round contests, on which they
can bet with a will. The absence of any
disagreement as to the proper interpre-
tation of the leg-before rule gives the
Chinese cricket match a great superiority
over the English variety.
The cricket superstition is not confined
to England. Sir William Jardine noted
it's existence in Scotland last century.
More widespread. however. is the death
watch superstition. l confess that the
ticking of q death-watch at night gives
me an uncanny feeling. Sir Thomas
Browne, in his Vulgar Errors" was
probably the first to give a true account
of this death-watch: - the noise
Is made by lit e sheath-winged gray
insect found often in wainscOt-benches
and woodwork in the summer. We have
taken many thereof, and kept them in
thin boxes; wherein I have heard and
seen them work and knock with little
proboscis or trunk against the side OF
the box, like a picus martius. or wood
pecker. against a tree" But expiana-
lions. however clear, do not dispel super
stitions and the '.sheaf-wing insect
still ticks terror into the hearts of
watchers about a sick bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
OLD FLEET PATCHED UP.
All Kinds Of Windjammers to Garry
Grain on Pacific.

From the Vancouver Sun.
With bumper crop of barley estimated
at $4,000 tons California grain men stand
to lose immense sums owing to the lack
OF tonnage for handling the crops. The
utmost carrying capacity of all the YES
sells In sight is between $1,000 and 10000
tons. The ships Of England and other
nations, which formerly had ample space
for the grain. have all their tonnage
taken months ahead and most of them
that they are not considering Pacific
coast shipments.
The situation in California is a sample
of what pertains to the whole coast. in
GLIDING British Columbia, and the scarcity
of tonnage will be felt more acutely
toward the end of the year. it is ella med.
Old sailing ships which had been towed
to the Oakland estuary as obsolete in
view Of the growth Of shipments by
steamers few years ago are being over
hauled and patched up to handle the
grain in the absence of steamer tonnage
The estuary for the past six years has
become a landmark because of the pres
which had been moored there to rot
Among the boats are the Ferris s.
Thompson, Halcyon, Lurline, Reuce.
Charmer. California, Sonoma. Beulah.
Little Bonnie. Diamond Head, Balboa and
host of others, consisting Of schooners
barks, brigantines and full-rigged ships.
Most Of the vessels have been stripped
of their boats and gear, but many OF
them have been kept up In a half-inter-
ested manner. 1t was believed that the
days of the windjammer were past and
the whole fleet could have been bought
for a song.
Now even the worst of the old hulks is
being hauled out and patched up to make
a voyage or two. and some of them will
be unable to pass the inspectors. The
freight situation has brought the wind
TANNERS to the fore once more. and they
are as much in demand as they were be-
fore steamships became general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican,
Not long ago a young writer condensed
| story by famous author and sent it to
! a magazine The editor paid him S1O and
then had him arrested, but as the judge
let the offender off with fine of s.. the
transaction was still moderately profit
able Such frauds are the bane of the
| modern editor. and it is difficult to see
how they can be prevented ent rely, short
Of the establishment OF a clearing house
with an omniscient corps Of readers who
for fee would search titles and certify
manuscripts as original. We may have
to come to that yet if overproduction ana
insistence on novelty continue at their
present rate. Certainly no editor can be
expected to have read all the novels and
| short stories that have been written in
the various languages of the world. ~ nat
| is submitted as a new story may be a
mere translation, with the scene perhaps
| shifted to America. Some years ago an
English thief even had the audacity to
| take a new English novel, adapt il slig htly
! to the American scene and ofer 1t to
New York publisher. In such a case de-
| lection was almost inevitable as in the
| instance of another impostor. also Eng
| lish, who has lately been offering stories
as the work of a well known lv,ng
author 1t is possible that he is a praN-
teal Joker bent on proving that the name
| is everything or that to initiate clever
celebrity is easy. But there are many
| who cheat with less reconcile motives.
and the most cautious editor may be
taken in.
| 1t is for this reason, of course. that
many magazines require references from
| unknown contributors-not that the au-
thor'S friends can guarantee that ne
| wrote the contribution himself. but to
make sure that he is a responsible person
who can be held to account. Every editor
| has his own black list in fact, if not in
| name. and is not likely to buy again
from a contributor who has cheated once.
But to take a new name is easy. whence
the insistence on guarantees. which is the
more important for magazines which care
little for literary quality and exploit nov
elites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
The Old Ute Pass.
From the Chicago Post

from the Ch1oagO Posi-
The old Ute Pass Indian trail which
was found by the first white visitors to
the Pixies Peak region. is now marked
by marble tablets. placed there the other
day jointly by the hands of white men
and Indians. 1t Is this latter fact, the
participation in the ceremony by a band
of several score Of Ute Indians from the
IgnaciO reservation. which especially
gratifies us.
Now that the period of Indian peril is
past We cannot afford not to do justice
to the people who had this continent be-
fore We came-who made trails through
forests and mountain ranges, who left us
their stately grave tumuli as part of our
characteristic scenery, and gave names
to countries and towns, rivers and noun
tains innumerable.
They had an honorable history. this
race of red men, and THOUGH they were
not able to compete successfully with us
they displayed some of the noblest and
most splendid qualities of courage and
endurance in that unequal struggle. We
must give them our respect, and the
setting up of these tablets in the old
Ute Pass is exactly what could be pre-
dicted of a race gifted. like ours, with
imaginative sympathy for the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
The Pearl Oyster.
From the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian.
In the interesting paper which Dr. II.
Lyster Jameson read at a session Of the
British association on pearl producing in
dustries he stated that the japanese
pearl oyster industry was the only in
stance known to him of the application
OF biological knowledge and theory to
the Improvement Of the industry. DIR.
Jameson is apparently unaware that a
few years ago the United States govern
ment appointed body of experts to in
vestigate this subject. The results OF
their work are contained in an elaborate
report which has just been presented to
the bureau of fisheries and judging by
these the success of the experiments
which have been carried out is no longer
in doubt, either from a scientific or a
commercial point of view The experts
have also carried out extensive expert
ments to test the possibility OF artihclaliy
propagating fresh water mussels. ms
work was undertaken because or the
threatened extinction of the commercial
species, whose shells have been taken in
enormous quantities in recent years, poth
for the manufacture of pearl buttons
and for the pearls which they frequently
contain. Years have been spent In study
ing the breeding habits and seasons of
the mussels, the biological and physical
conditions under which they live, and
many other essential matters. me re-
suits of these experiments are not yet
complete but the experts state that they
have proceeded far enough to make il
clear that the ultimate end Of the inves-
tigation is assured. The report contains
fun particulars of the process of artificial
reproduction which has been successfully
tried. Oyster culture after all is no nov
city. having been practiced by the Ro-
mans Dr. Jameson referred to the dis
astrous failure Of the company promoted
by SIR West Ridgeway in 1906 to exploit
nate result was due partly to the absence
of any attempt scientifically to develop
the banks, and the grounds which We're
lea sed to the company by the colonial Of
flee are now being taken back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
London Opposed Railways.
From the London Chronicle.

In the early days Of railways there was
great opposition to the intrusion of trains
in the central part of London. The Lon
don and Northwestern for many years
came no nearer than Chalk farm, and
when Euston station was built trains
were for a long time drawn in and out
OF it by an endless rope worked from the
old terminus. London has not apprecia-
bly, suffered for it's objections to rail-
ways. but many country towns bitterly
regret their opposition. The little lace
town of Tiverton in Devon might have
rivaled Manchester or Liverpool If the
Great Western main line had been run
through it, as originally intended. And
Ipswich might have become a great
seaport il the wise men Of that town had
allowed the railway to reach It's center
near the river instead of making II
describe a wide circle right round 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

''Oh. Ned. how could you. But I can't
take 1t. Ned. 1 can't indeed. You wanted
new one so much. You really must
take it back
Impossible, old fellow. It's marked
now. and wouldn't shoot for any one but
you
But. Ned. the date, August 4. what
does that mean? Why. that was last-I
see now" he went on. after a pause,
what you mean and I'll keep the gun.
Ned. and always remember. But 1t shall
shoot for you, Ned. and We VIII use ii to-
gether every day this autumn, it,, he
added mournfully. I'VE can ever afford TO
buy shells for it,.
Father has settled that part of 1t. The
square box is full of shells. That is his
present to you. He is a brick, isn't he.
Polly?''
and some day. when I grow UP. / hope in
some way to repay him. I'll have to hur-
ry up and get well, for | cannot stand II
long to have that gun and not fire IT, But
Ned. what in the world g this?" for Polly
while talking had been fumbling n the
gun box and now drew forth second
flannel case. Its another. Open II. Ned.
quick. quick, Oh, hoo-ray! hoo-ray. he
shouted as Ned tore OF the enveloping
flannel and disclosed second gun. the
counterpart of the first in all save the in
scription. which read:
Edwin Saunders. from his father.
August IL, 1906.
Ned stood still for few m nutes. SaZ-
ing at the gun, which he held at arm 5
length. and spec HESS with delight. and
rather sobered by this new token of ms
fathers generosity.
"A brick, Ned. You said he was a
brick I think he is whole diamond
nine. Hurry up and open the other
box and let us feast our eyes on it all :
Duly opened. the second box was found
to corta n not only ammunition in album
ance but two fine cartridge belts, and
two corduroy shooting Jackets. lined with
blanket;ng. and proof against cold and
storm. and with pockets everywhere oil
all sizes desired by sportsman.
Two happier boys Browntown never
held than Ned and Polly that morning
as they sat and fondled Their new weap-
ons and chartered away. making plans
for the future. so that, by the time Mrs
Brown came in to say that Ned must
run home to dinner as IL was 1 o'clock. y
they had already. in spirit, become mighty
Nimrods. and had even planned hunting
grip to the far west.
lC0pyrichted 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Egypt to Preserve Egret.
p,rom fbe London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle
Mr.. Dudgeon, director general OF the
department of agriculture. states that the
department is interesting itself In the
propagation Of the white egret, which In
a great worm destroyer.
Unfortunately. owing to the trade that
is carried on in its feathers, the species
had become rather rare I'm Egypt A law
has now been passed prohibiting the
shooting of the bird. with the result that
while in the beginning Of the year there
were only 500 white egrets at Simbel-
lawen, there are now about double that
number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
0ccupational Ailments.
from the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
First Doctor-Had a couple of odd
patients this morning.
Second dOctor-Indeed! Who were
they?
First doetor-One was bee keeper
with the hives and the other q grass
widow with the hay fever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
OILY BROWN did

OILY BROWN did
it."
Don't believe it."
Yes, he did. We
saw him. The in
dividual at whose
head these and q
multitude Of SIM
liar EXPLANATIONS
were hurled was a
lad who at the
moment was seat
ed on the gate post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

in front of a pretty cottage in the village
of Browntown, industriously engaged in
whiting.
He was surrounded by half dozen or
more smaller and younger boys whose
accepted summer style of cotton shirt,
a pair of butternut trousers held by one
suspender, and bare feet to that OF a
we'll dressed and booted city lad.
In one respect at least these boys were
alike-the hair of all was soaking wet
proof positive that they had just returned
from swimming.
Ned Saunders. for so our whittier was
named, was city boy and not product
Of Browntown. but he had spent so many
of the summers of his short life there
he was Just past fourteen-that he re-
rartled himself half a native, at any
rate. and in fact was so regarded by
the villa gers.
The whole river on the banks OF which
Rrowntown stood was a MAGNET sfrone
enough to draw any hoy. and fishing and
swimming formed the principal occupa-
ton of all the village lads.
In these spOrts. especially IN swimming
Ned Saunders was an ACKNOWLEDGED lead
er among the bows. OF course. he DID
not claim to vie with George Bush. who
was eighteen years old. But within the
limits Of boys strength even George
could not view Ned as anything but an
ecuaI.
When we say, however. that Ned was
a leader we do not mean that he was
the leader Of his mates. There was an
other, the Polly Brown. whose name
opens our story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
LOAN COMPANIES.
WE HAVE A
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OUR CHARGES
Will be only enough to pay the expense OF max
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Which must pay clients. This is an
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At iess than half what loan company will
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We understand the principal objection to deal
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Ned watched this proceeding with va
ried emotions. Polly's warning troubled
him. and he thought of the advantage his
solid path had given him in a good. firm
footing. He knew he had not been fair
about this. and now Polly would 20 ND
there ignorant of 1t. and over those rolling
logs-Ned shuddered. He must tell him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
FALL RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.
TOMORROW.

HfNHTC NTHI, y. y.
The Wiltshire, K k5sinia os ave; v, AND
Greatly improved. Cap. 80. Private baths,
running water in rooms: elevator: sun parlor.
etc Music. Special. S12.50 weekly. $3.50 up
daily Open Ill yra-. Booklet. SAMUEL. ELLIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Science Notes.

The sixty-fourth meeting of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement or
Science and the eleventh Of the 'conNc-
cation week meetings will be held In
Cleveland. Ohio. from December @.19l.,
TO January 4, 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01

What Polly stood for, no one knew.
It might be Pollux or Polvphemus or
Appolonius The nickname certainly was
not given for any trace Of girlishness IN
his character. for If there ever was
strong. manly boy he was one.
Born in the villare, the son OF boat
man, Pollys life had been spent In the
omen air. and, straight as lance-shaft
and as 1.-THE as hare, he was danger
Gus connection at any sport. and divided
with Ned the swimming honors-
Such were the rivals. both self-respect'
ing boys who also each respected the
prowees Of the other. Ned's brain ther
was continually racked to "stun'" Polly
N Swimming. and the latter's ineenuities
were no less taxed to down Ned.
I'D to the day our story opens the &C
counts were even between them, eac'
one having safely accomplished every
task set by his rate eau, ~ +,.
habel of voices had ceased what did he
do?"
"Jumn or dive?' aueried Ned
He inwardIy heaved a great sigh Of re-
lief. Jumring into the water from
height is one thing and diving Is quite
another.
Ned like most boys. had never nsureo
ont all the reasons why IT was easier tc
lump than to dive. he only knew thai II
was. and it was a relief to him to know
that If Polly had really set anv new
'stunt' for him it was jump and MOI
dive from the cedar pile.
He turned to Bob Speucer and SAID
''Now. Bob. tell me honest. Did he jump
cfr the cedars?'
Eyes. he did. Ned. but are you going
20 trv ft?''
1--WE got to-" gravelv answered the
older boy ''as long as Polly has