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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14
Human Nature Not So Bad.
he New York Evening Mail

From the New York Evening Mail.
II you doubt that human nature IL
kind, watch the ordinary passer-by In
his attitude toward blind man. The
Office window man was riding in "a
Broadway open car the other day. The
car was just barely moving. owing to
some blockade or other, and kept about
even pace with the pedestrians VINO
crowded the pavements in their usual
daily hustle.
The eye Of the Office Window casu-
ally lit upon a blind man. walking alone.
with that upward tilt of the head So
common to the sightless. He tapped his
stick necessarily before him, and moved
briskly until he neared the end of each
block. with its hazardous curb. The car
kept pace with him for seven blocks.
and upon every block some one took
charge OF that blind man as he came to
the curb. saw him safely over and said
a pleasant word in parting.
One young man stayed near him for
three blocks, steering him over the cross
ing each time. Probably he man with
the tapping stick thought the friendly
guide was a different man for every
block Or does his ear become SO deli
cately attuned to. voices that he fairly
sees through hearing?
The Office Window man wondered II
the smiles that so often light the faces
Of the blind come from the habit or
thanking people who lend them friendly
aid so many times a day.
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Needless Harness.
From the Animals Friend.

From the Animals Friend
From many fragments of the architec-
ture of the early ages, and first illusions
10 the horse as a domesticated animal, II
is obvious that nothing superfiuous in
the way - saddlery and harness was
employed. and on Grecian bas-reliefs and
friezes horses are represented as being
ridden without bit. bride, saddle or
stirrups, the animals being trained to
obey the indications of the hand and
leg. while the attachments for draught
10 the chariots used in war and sport
were of the simplest character. AS time
went on. however. superf1uous and in
furious portions Of harness were intro
duced, the weight of leather and metal
furniture increased and more attention
was paid TO appearance than utility.
This has continued down to the pres
ent times. and in spite of the protests OF
those who have made the welfare Of the
horse a specially, and the example Of a
few enlightened owners who have real
lied the advantage of lightness and SIM
plicity ip harness. there still persists the
idea that certain portions. such as the
bearing and hame rein and the Winker
bride, even IL unnecessary and useless,
give the horse a more furnished appear
ance, and. when dispensed with, naked
look. In other terms fashion or custom
outweigh consideration for the comfort,
well-being and effective working Of the
horse.
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Armenia has slid off the reef on which

Armenia has slid off the reef on which
she stranded and has gone down in water
deep enough to hide her from sight.
| When the Manning reached the stranded
| lighthouse steamer which was ashore on
| /. a reef on the Alaskan coast. 1t was seen
! that she could not be saved and every
effort was then made to take OF the
| lighthouse service stores she had aboard
Aided by a small tug which the light
house service people had secure1, about
! $4,000 of stores were removed from the
ship. but before those remaining could
be gotten out Of the vessel she slid on
the reef into deep water and savage
operations were no longer possible. Capt.
Perry estimates the value of the stores
that went down in the snip at $4,000
The launch Glide. Stationed at New
York, while cruising in Newark bay.
found a small pleasure craft overturned.
and, clinging to it, was D. Maccallum.
it's owner. He had started out for a trip
with a party of friends when the boat
overturned. The rest of the party had
gone to shore, leaving Mr.. MacCallum.
who had decided to stay by the boat to
look after It.. but he was rapidly becom-
| ing exhausted when the service launch
reached him. He was taken aboard the
launch, and the overturned boat was
towed into harbor.
| Seamen K. ANDERSEN and G.. n. An
| trinar Of the OUTER. Itasca are commend
ed by Capt. Jacobs, the commanding off,
GER of the cutter for their good work In
quickly getting Michael Byrne OF Brook
llyn from under the wheels of a railroad
train and administering first aid until the
surgeons came. Their prompt action.
Capt. Jacobs states. saved the life of the
man A newspaper clipping giving an ac-
count OF the good work Of the sailors
and giving them much praise was In
closed In Capt. Jacobs letter to the de-
partment
The editing of the new registers of OFF,
GERS and vessels of the revenue cutter
service is being rapidly completed in the
office Of Capt P. j. Uberroth. and it is
expected that the copy will be in the
hands of the printer in a few days. A
number of changes are being made in the
arrangement Of the book. which is to be
condensed. 1t will probably be ready for
distribution in the coming month.
The practice cutter Itasca. which has
the cadets from the school Of instruction
at New London. Conn. aboard for their
summer training cruise, arrived at Bos-
ten yesterday from New York. and will
remain there for week. From Boston
the Itasca goes to Halifax, Nova Scotia,
where she is scheduled to arrive July -
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The remaining time of the cruise will be
spent in visiting New England coast

The remaining time of the cruise will DC
spent in visiting New England coast
points.
The cutter Androscoggin has been de-
tailed to accompany the Boston and Port
land yacht clubs on their annual cruise
! along the Maine coast in the latter part
| of this month"; and the cutter Tuscarora
| is detailed for similar service for the
Chicag Yacht Club. which is to cruise
| from Chicago along the lakes, to Harbor
Springs. Mich, a distance Of 24O miles.
The club started on its, trip yesterday.
The cutter Arcata. stationed on the
Pacific coast. at Port Townshend, Wash.
is to have her furnaces changed from coal
proba bly, be made in this month. The ves-
sci, it is stated, will be much more ef-
fective with the new type of boiler and
will be able to use fuel that Is COM
paratively low priced on the Pacific
coast.
1t has been determined to equip the
cutter Seneca. which searches out and
destroys wrecks on the Atlantic coast
with new manganese bronze propeller
The new wheel will. it is expected. make
the cutter faster and will be means
of saving fuel. AS soon as the wheel is
ready the cutter will go to Newport
News to be locked to have it placed in
position.
was on leave of absence for two days
last week, has returned to his Office in
the Treasury Department.
Capt. H. c. Carmine. commanding the
cutter Apache. on the Chesapeake sta
tion was visitor to and registered at
the department in the past week.
Orders regarding leaves OF absence and
changes in station of officers in the serv
ice have been issued. as follows:
First Lieutenant of Engineers H. w.
Spear. granted thirty days extension of
sick leave, beginning July IL.
First Lieut. B. H. Camden. granted
thirty days leave. beginning July 10
Second Lieut.. F. A. Nichols, granted
five days, beginning July IL.
First Lieut.. c. w. Cairnes. granted
thirty days leave. beginning August 1.
First Lieut.. III. G. Fisher. granted thir-
ty days leave, beginning August ).
Second Lieutenant of Engineers A. r.
Patterson. granted thirty days leave
upon reporting of Second Lieutenant of
Engineers H. F. Johnson.
Second Lieut.. L. T. Chalker. granted
thirty days leave. commencing Au-
gust /.
Capt. H. B. West, preparatory orders
to the Pamlico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14

tiee. anu Dol" VIII nave l'eeoo"' ana JUS
In criminology we have to soutgrow
the punishment" delusion and cure dis
eased morals as we cure diseased bodies.
The school must swallow up the: prison.
In law We must keep working at our
courts until justice between man and
man shall be swift and certain,
In medicine we must devise some means
by which any bodily defect or, ailment
may be at once relieved by the highest
skill and intelligence attaina ble. without
money and without price. Health must
not be in. the market. -
We have yet to develop immense tracts
of the earth's surface and render. them
habitable. The great Americana north
west, Africa and South and Central
America are yet to be filled. with millions
of people. -.
In. science and invention the task be-
fore. US is almost endless. Among :other
things we have to make aerial, naviga-
ton safe and practicable subma rine navi-
cation is to be perfected, and electricity
sunshine and tidal force are to be har-
messed to innumerabse new uses.
In religion we have to get the religious
feeling scientifically established upon
Psychology and exact economies. to out.
grow the present medievalism of propa-
ganda by sects, and to use the religious
and the enrichment of life.
SO, you see our house is far from
finished: scaffolding and confusion are
everywhere: the premises are full of lit
ter. We have much to do.
Or do We? Is not nature or evolution
or the will Of God. doing it after all?
And is not all we have TO do. to see what
truth We can, and to live and die for 1t,
and 10 find our days work and do it,
with courage to do the right as God
gives us to see the right with charity to
all and malice toward none?
Let us be UP and doing, hut let us
not forget to be patient, for we have a
long way to go.
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REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

The crew of the cutter Woodbury. have
proven themselves good fire fighters in
the past week and have won the thanks
of the fire marshal and other officers OF
the little town of Camden Harbor. Me-.
by aiding in extinguishing a conflagra-
ton that threatened the destruction OF
the town. The Woodbury. was lying at
anchor off the town when the fire was
observed ashore All the men on the
ship except those necessary to take care
of her were sent ashore armed with fire
extinguishers, and their offer Of assist
ance was. gladly accepted. They were de-
tailed to prevent the spread Of the flames
to surrounding buildings. and after, with
the use of buckets, they had thoroughly
saturated the. surrounding property. they
took a hand in fighting the flames that
were eating up a large barn. The fire
was finally eztfngulsned, and the revenue
Of having been largely instrumental In
extinguishing It.
The Cruguayan bark Brema, which
called upon the cutter Winona to sup
press a muttny aboard her while she
was lying near Mobile about three weeks
agb, again figures in reports made by
the commanding officers of the cutters
at the headquarters of the service In the
Treasury Department. Lieut.. A: L. Gam
BILE, commanding the cutter. reports hav-
ing found the bark in distress and leak
ing off Sand Key, Fla. The cutter took
the bark in, tow and carried her into safe
harbor, where she left her after the mas
ter of the vessel stated he no longer
needed the services of the cutter. Though
tn Brema flies the Uruguayan flag. she
is owned by Norfolk firm and has a
New York man for master.
The cutter Snohomish, stationed at
Neah hay. coast Of Washington. accord
ing to report received from Lieut.. T. &.
Crapster, commanding the vessel, in the
past week went to the aid of the power
schooner Comet, which had broken her
shaft at sea about twenty miles off Cape
Flattery. The vessel was found helpless,
and was taken in tow by the cutter and
Capt. X w. Perry, commanding the
cutter Manning in the north Pacific,
states that the lighthouse service steamer
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Why the Birth Rate Decreases.
the Philadelphia Record,

From the Philadelphia Record.
AS people grow away from the farms
and begin to swarm In the factories. or,
more broadly, as the nations become
commercialized. quit digging and turn
TO trading for livelihood, there Is a
falling OF OF the birth rate. This has
been notably the case in the United
States. The tendency has doubtless been
accelerated by the advancing cost OF liv-
ing; but the cost Of living has also
been advanced by the falling or in agr:-
cultural production. The declining birth
rate is in part compensated by a stimuli
taneous falling OF IN the death rate
owing to improved sanitary conditions
in all parts OF the World where There
is civilized rule But there seems to
be no escape from the conclusion. al
lowance being made for counteracting
tendencies due to the shifting move
ments OF population. that social advance
ment and declining birth rate so hand
in hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14

grave as possible. and as motionless and
silent as if they were stuffed Only their
eyes kept blinking and their little round
ears kept twitching. My wife laughed
heartily-at which the monkeys only look
ed all the graver-and sat down.
will they eat anything?". she asked.
TRY them / said. -i
So she picked up a biscuit and threw II
among the company. Three hundred mon
keys jumped into the air like one. and for
an instant there was a riot that defies
description. The next moment every. mon
key was sitting in it's place as solemn as
If 1t had never moved. Only. their eyes
winked and their ears twitched.
My wife threw them another biscuit
and the riot broke out again. Then she
threw them another and another and an
other But at last we had given away. all
that we had to give and got up to GO.
The monkeys at once rose. and advancing
gravely to the steps walked down them
in a solemn procession and dispersed fol-
the days occupations. $500.
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A Suggestion.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
The retailer stopped one of his oldest
customers on the street.
Il want to speak to you." he. began.
go ahead and see IL l care
You've got to care. This bill Of yours
has been running a long time. now"
Poor thing! How can you be SO cruel
as to let it run a long time?"
.Well, what are you going to. do with
it%'; :. -.
Pm going to make you a suggestion.
If that bill has been running for as long
as you say 1t has, give it a rest. Let it
stand for month or two ei-
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Recalled.

| From Judge -
| Remember, George, dear. you prom
Used, II your man were. nominated. to
give me a hundred dollars for a summer
gown
"Oh-did l say that?"
"Yes-you-did-say-ju THAR
'Ah, yes, / remember now. But, my
| dear, that was before I became a dis
ciple of the recall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14

Second Lieutenant of Engineers II. F.
Johnson, ordered to the Window for
temporary duty.
First Lieut. Charles Satterlee. granted
twenty-eight days leave OF absence.
Second Lieutenant OF Engineers c. j.
Curtiss, granted thirty days leave, be-
ginning upon the completion OF repairs
to WinOna
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:. Compelled to Dig Well.

Chertchen he reached January 49, 1911,
and having re-equipped he proceeded
northward to Kuchar across the Tarim
desert, camping along the marsh. Here
he found wild pigs and other signs of
! animal life, tracks of wild camel and
| reached the dry bed Of Usen river, a
branch of the Tarim, February 20. Their
water gave out and the party dug a well
thirty-seven meters deep, where water
was tapped and found to be bitter and
undrinkable, but thirst drove them and
after boiling 1t they drank The whole
party suffered from intense pains, but
were able to proceed and after three
days reached q small village. from which
point Tachibana fastened forward on
horseback to Kuchar to meet Hobbs
Kuchar was reached March 4, and, to
Tachibana's great distress, he learned
that Hobbs had died of smallpox in jan
uary. The body of the Englishman was
sent to Kashgar.
During this trip Tachibana was unable
to excavate to any great extent, but he
found the deserts, the mountain ranges
and the old forts full of scientific inter-
est.
From Kuchar Tachibana proceeded
westward through Aksu to Kashgah, the
extreme western corner of Sinkiang.
Here he met the British consul who con-
Quoted the funeral service over Hobbs.
who was the first foreigner to be buried
in the province of Sinkiang. Leaving
kashgar on April Z, Tachibana proceeded
southwark, exploring Pami valley. and
reached Khotan. which was explored by
DR.. NJ. A. Stein for the Indian govern
ment The heat at this time was ex-
treme and Tachibana crossed Kuluen and
Attola mountain, 16, 500 feet high.
Animals Die Of Starvation.
Later returning to Khotan, Tachibana
proceeded to Kiria, and reached the IT,
betan plateau. 1890 feet above sea level.
after various ~hardships. Here the cold
was intense and the animals died Of
starvation. To escape the danger. Tachi-
bana descended a steep path and gla-
ciers. For Ave days Tachibana and his
party were without food. Fortunately on
the fifth day they met hunter who sup
piled them with mutton.
Hence after recovering from this ex-
perience. TacEibana proceeded eastward
toward Mongolia. along the northern base
Of the Allyn Tagh to the borders OF
Kangsu. Here the British and the Rus
sian consuls strongly urged him not to
penetrate into China proper because OF
the revolution. and he turned back, re-
tracing his steps to Siberia again, pass
ing through Puritan and Urumptsi to
Semiparatinsk and thence through ST.
IBERIA to Japan.
Count Otani, the lord abbot, intends
sending another expedition into the same
territory and may again intrust Tachi-
bana with the leadership II the young
mans ply steal state is sufficiently strong
to face the hardship.
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Cost of Running Railroads

A good idea of the great expense In the
naturalization of railroads, SO far as II
has proceeded in France, Is obta1naole
from an official report just distributed IN
the chamber of deputies. According to
this estimate the deficit on the state
owned Western railroad for the current
year is over $16,O0O.0OO.
NJ. Henri Cheron, the author Of the re-
port. attributes this deficit to the cost OF
maintaining the line, the increase IN the
number of employees and the augmenta-
ton of wages. The report points out.
however, that the service. hitherto qe-
plorable, has been incontestably I'M
proved. Before the Western railroad was
taken over by the state the deficit
amounted to about $5,O00OOO. Since the
naturalization of the line in 1911, the
French government has expended in I'M
provements about S47.O0OC0O.
HIS sense of Iity moved by the NUM-
Der of horses that fall down in the
streets of Paris, w Weinburgh. who Is
a member Of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals In New
York has offered to. provide an auto
ambulance for horses for the city OF
Paris. First aid to horses In Paris Is IN
the control Of the Society for the Pro-
lection OF Animals. and to this organlza-
ton Mr. Weinburgh made his offer. The
society was delighted. but had to con-
TESS that it's limited fends would not per.
lait it to assume the responsibility OF
would amount to about 5000 a year.
III ereupon Mr.. Weinburgh / romptly vol
unteered to contribute 500 yearly TOT
maintenance He found two other
american friends Sho would DO the
same, and is now seeking seven other
PEOPLE who will contribute like amount.
50 that the ambulance Tor sunering
horses may be certainty.
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Carrots Are Popular.

Since Prof Metcthikon has been writ
ing on the value Of carrots for general
health that homely vegetable has found
a regular place on the menu Of home and
restaurant in Paris. 1t has been re-
men,bered that carrots form part Of the
daily food at vichy. and the chefs al
the big hotels are inyenting recipes to
satisfy the taste OF the moment.
Greasy soup. as everybody knows, is
but mashed carrots diluted with milk
and at the fashionable gatheEtngs In the
Bots de Boulogne restaurants on Friday
evenings there is scarcely table where
this soup is not served.
Carrots, according to Prof Metchnfk0n
contain a sugar that kills q bacillus that
dred: besides this. carlfts possess. ac-
cording to tradition, the property OF con-
ferring a fine complexion on all who per.
sistentiy eat them.
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Gets Eiffel Tower Messages.

curious wireless telegraphy phenom-
enon has been discovered at the railroad
station of Clichy-Levallo.s. near the gates
of Paris. Electricians who touched the
wires of a large collection of telegraph
conduits which had not been Connected
with any system received severe cleo
trical shocks An investigation by the
state railway engineers revealed that the
shocks were due to Hertzian waves sent
out from the powerful wireless station at
the top of the Eiffel tower. A receiving
station was established by way OF tesl
and a telegraph sapper was able 10 inter
cept wireless messages dispatched from
the Eiffel tower and other stations.
BY pure chance the collection OF .eie-
praon wires at Clichy-Levallois railway
station fills all the necessary conoltlons
of height distance and position 70 re-
ce.ye the Eiffel tower communications.
The incident has caused great interest
in scientific circles. as a wireless post
especially erected on the top OF a scnooi-
house in Par.s has never been able 10 n
tercept messages from the tower
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P|ERCES into W|[DS
Rev. zuicho Tachibana Ex-
pIores Chinese Turkestan.
BRINGS BACK MANY RELICS
Young japanese Suffers From Heat,
Cold, Thirst and Hunger
in Perilous Trip.
BRINGS BACK MANY RELICS

TOXIC. June 2e.-An interesting ex-
plorer has just returned from the
northwestern dependencies of China.
He is Rev. Zuicno Tachibaaa,, who was
sent into Chinese Turkestan, the
province Of Sinkiang. by Count Otani,
the lord abbot Of Hongwanji
Tachibana is only twenty-one years
DID, lightly built and most feminine in
appearance; yet since September. 1910,
he travelled in regions hitherto unex-
plored and passed through marvellous
experiences, bringing back with him
invaluable information and many
treasures. 1910 was not. however.
Tachibana S first visit to the country,
for in 1908 he passed through Mongolia
and Sinkiang, aad spent the year ex-
ploring Buddhist relics
After this he accompanied Count
Otani to London. and left that capital
in August, 1870. His route at this time
took him through Tarpagatai. in the
Chinese territory OF Mongolia. to
From here he crossed the desert OF
Bogdo-Ola and reached Turfan on No
vember 5, 1910.
At this point he parted with his
English servant, Hobbs, who had ac-
companied him and who went west
OS
there to await Tachibana, who pro-
ceeded to the vast Lob Nor desert, in
eastern Turkestan. For this expedition
he organized camel caravan, and
reached the center Of the Lob Nor
desert September %.
Finds Evidence of Habitation.
Here in this desolate region, unex-
plored except by few. he found evil
dence of habitation and vegetation. He
traversed the dry bed OF what at one
time must have been a great lake. He
saw dead trees and unearthed huge
trunks embedded deep in the sand,
also pieces of ironware and tiles.
Passing through the ruins of what
Sven Hedin named Loulan-a fortress
Of days gone by-he found q frozen
marsh at the foot OF Lob Nor on the
southern boundary OF Sinkiang. Here
Tachibana saw the first human being
since he left Turfan. He was a hun
ter and on seeing Tachibana's caravan
were robbers.
Leaving Lob Nor, he proceeded west
ward to the banks OF the River Tarim.
Here he found that there was no per-
manent snow range, but he discovered
a number of relics, precious stones ana
an old book. He was unable to cross the
range OF Allyn Tagh or Gold mountains,
but proceeded further westward to
Washar, where he succeeded In obtain
ing fresh SUPPLIES of provisions and ice,
and again left for Chertchen over a great
stretch Of, sand dunes extremely difficult
to travel.