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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
The Immortal Clown.
From Harper's Weekly.


Was it Catulle Mendes who asked. once
upon time. Where are the roses of the
faded April? We do not know; We must
like DR.. Johnson in Boswell's account of
the lady who Intercepted him concerning
future life, leave the matter in obsolrity"
But as to circuses of all the faded Aprils
of the past, We entertain no doubts; We
can say with perfect and serene conf
dence that they have all come to life
again in the delectable show that every
body can now see at the Garden. Here
Airil Of the Young, of whom We have
been speaking. has taken shape, as the
creator of many wonders, in the COM
posite person of the Messrs. Ringing,
who wear with such grace and aplomb
The mantle of the hallowed Barnum.
Never, surely, were there such clowns
as you can see disporting themselves in
the garden arena. We make no apology
for speaking first of our pleasure in them,
for we have always regarded the clown
as a completely reassuring symbol of the
joy of life. So long as the clown en-
dures it is possible to heed the ADMIRATION
of the tentmaker. and i'm the fire of spring
your winter garment of repentance fling.
The clown is a challenge flung I'm the
teeth of mortality. Omars reminiscent
moon will doubtless
hereafter rising look for us
Through this same Garden-aEd for one In vain:
but the clown will ever stand. unim-
peached and unimpeachable. as a symbol
of immortality; and at this seasons cir
Gus his charm and vitality are undated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
Richard B1insley Sheridan.
IN the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Sheridan's School for Scandal" pro-
claimed the writer as the greatest comic
dramatist of his age. But the supreme
achievement Of his life was the indict-
ment of Warren Hastings. In that tri-
umph Mrs. Sheridan shared, together
with the whole household. According to
Moore. 'all the family were busily en-
ployed some with pen and scissors MAX
ing extracts. some stitching scattered
memorandums in their places. SO that
there was scarcely one. even of the serv-
ants who had not had some share in the
speech When the triumph came Mrs.
sheridan wrote to her sister-in-law: 1
have delayed writing until / could crafty
myself and you by sending you the news
of our dear Dicks triumph-of our tri-
umph, / may call it-for surely no one in
the slightest degree connected with him
but must feel proud and happy
Byron paid his tribute TO THE School
for Scandal in a manner recorded in his
diary He declared. in conversation with
friends. that whatever Sheridan has
done or chosen to do has been. par ex-
cellence, always the best of Its kind. lie
has written the best comedy cSchOol for
ScandalD. the best drama in my mind.
far before that st. Giles lampoon. The
Beggar's Opera'l the best farce cThe
Critic'-it Is only too good for farce,
and the best address cMonologue on Gar
rickD, and, to crown all, delivered the
very best Grafton the famous Begun
SPECIFY ever conceived or heard in this
country" When this was repeated to
Sheridan he burst into tears, and Byron
notes: Poor Brinsley! if they were tears
of pleasure would rather have said
these few but most sincere words than
have written the 'Ifiad' or made his own
celebrated Philippe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
The Real Monte Carlo.
From the London Standard.

L rom the London Standard.
OF all the thousands of novels and tales
which lay their scenes at Monte Carlo
scarcely one seizes the atmosphere OF
even condescends to accuracy of detail
This is strange, for a man or woman who
elects to write fiction about Servia OF
mining camps of the sea or criminolOgy
strains strenuously after local color. col
lates facts with formic patience. relieves
the tedium of adventures by all the tech
nical terms which text books can provide
Perhaps the explanation is that Monte
Carlo. like the stage, is overshadowed by
conventions. No suburban could believe
in iteunIess he were dazzled by lurid seas
and skies. distracted by wild scents. excit-
ed by haggard gamblers on the brink OF
suicide.
AS matter of fact the Casino atmos-
phere is more serene than that of the
average bank. Players smile and chat
ter with sublime Indifference to the fate
of their notes and glittering four-pound
pieces. The game is played exactly like
a game. No doubt tragedies occur from
than they can afford Prospective bank
rupts come out with foolish eXpecta-
ton of turning their last hundred into a
fortune. But such desperadOes are no
more typical here than on the racecourse
or the stock exchange.
One popular delusion about Monte Car
10 is that there is nothing to do there ex-
cept gamble. AS matter of fact there
is almost every kind of recreation within
easy reach. Theaters. operas. concerts,
tennis. golf, polo. pigeon shooting. rae
ing and aviation are either there or there
abouts. Indeed, even lovers of the SIM
pie life. like myself. can always find hap
piness in pilgrmages through olive
groves to the fortified villages of the
Saracens, in the society of flowers and
sunshine, i'm the music of caressing and
mysterious sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
How "Best-Sellers" Are Written

George L. Brett, in the Atlantic.
1t is said that many of our journals are
edited strictly with view to increasing
the receipts from the advertising pages
with what truth ! do not know. but it
is certain that much of the current fic-
ton is written with a view to supplying
just the sort of thrills the public de-
mands. Indeed. am told that the au
thor of long series of best sellers,
Immediately after a new work of his APP
pears. sits In solemn conclave with his
publishers and their editors and advisers
wherein the subject and scenes of his
next effort are outlined and voted on,
with keen regard to the supposed
dreams and desires of the rising genera
ton of readers. Novels of merit and
value. representing honest work and the
real convictions Of their authors. still
from time 10 tin" make :!:eir appearance
but it is seldom indeed that one OF these
finds its way into the ranks of the six
best-sellers. Their appeal Is to that part
of the public which still discriminates in
Its reading, smaller percentage of the
whole. | fear. at present than In any re-
cent period of our history. One is re-
minded of the remark of one of our best
critics. himself an author of many books
we'll known to lovers of the best litera-
ture: II should consider myself dissraced
If / had written q book which i'm these
days had sold 100000 copies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
Conservation of the Oyster.
rom the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Oysters should be our cheapest food. In
the bays along the Atlantic coast from
Massachusetts to Florida are millions of
acres of bottom on which they may be
cultivated or on which they would grow
without attention if let alone long enough
to mature
Yet the oyster becomes more expensive
every year. Many of the old primes have
disappeared. Greed has exhausted their
beds. Five hundred delegates met re-
Gently to consider the situation, but how
much can they do? They recommend
higher prices; but the necessary thing Is
direct missionary work to convert local
committees to new knowledge. very
large part of Philadelphia oyster supply
comes from the Chesapeake bay, the larg-
est oyster territory In the world. The
supply of this bay has been cut down
more than 20 per cent by thriftless meth
DDS Many of the best grounds have been
made bare. Within the past three years
scientific men have surveyed a large part
of the bay with the idea of leasing and
planting by private parties. the only
practical way to reproduce the crop. But
the natives have combined to destroy the
work, to defy the law and to defeat the
whole movement.
1t is a peculiar fact that force will not
meet this emergency. These natives be-
leve the oyster is Wild gift from Provi-
dence and that It is not amenaD,e 10 law
They have no conscience in the matter.
For half century there have been at
tempts at reform but failure has come
because it ran against this sentiment.
The only thing to do is to educate it
away. A bountiful supply of oysters
would be a wonderful addition to the
| food supply. 1t would be an untold bless
ing to the poor So far conservation has
concerned itself mainly with trees and
water power. 1t might devote some of its
attention to food, and good beginning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
THE COURTS.
United States Court of Claims.

Present: Chief Justice Edward X.
Campbell. Judge Charles B. Howry and
Judge Fenton w. Booth
On motion of Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Huston Thompson, Mr.. Nj. ii. Far
rington was admitted to practice.
On molten OF Mr.. John Doyle Carmody.
Mr.. Rufus s. Day was admitted to prac-
tice.
Southern Pacific Company: application
for an appeal to the United States ST.
preme Court presented by Mr.. Charles H.
Bates, and Mr. a. A. Hoehling, jr.; al
lowed as prayed for.
Lewis L. Smoot: application for an
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court presented by Mr.. William G. john
son; allowed as prayed for.
Christie, Lowe & Heyworth: application
for an appeal to the Supreme Court pre-
scented by Mr.. George King: allowed
| as prayed for.
The following announcements were
| made:
The Philippine Trading Company: petit
| ton dismissed: opinion by Howry. j.
| General jurisdiction-Homer IL. Collins:
conclusion of law Diminishing tetition
| Yazoo and Mississippi VALLEY Railroad
Company: Judgment for claimant in the
sum of SO, 1854.
! Judgment on auditors report in Jacob
Bodice and Howard r. Esterline.
| Indian Observation-Disclosures for claim
ant in Peter WINNER. Si2o: Mary A.
| WINNER administrator. $22ooJ; George n.
! Dykes. administrator $500.
gressionai-FindinSs Of fact in Ed
| ward d. Meier. Sit1.46; Francisco Bale,
widow. s132.3S: John Walker S1O9;
Charles II. Rippcy, S14s.22as
| Loyalty not found in Simpson Park. de-
| ceased.
| French spoiation-E findings OF fact and
conclusions of law in following:
Brig Luna, Mulberry: no allowance.
SloCp Catherine, Peterson: no allowance.
i Sloop Rising Sun. Belts; no allowance.
Schooner Hunter. Smith. jr.: $;.43iI.
| Brig Hiram. Humphreys: s6.224.;3.
Ship Commerce, Ham: no allowance.
ORDERS AND NOTIONS.
| Clarence Dennis; order remanding to
general docket for compliance with rule
general docket for compliance with rule
SO
Madison H. Wilson: claimants mo-
ton for new trial overruled.
Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wash
| ington Railroad Company; defendant S
demurrer oVerruied.
Etienne de T. Bujac: claimants mo-
! ton for new trial overruled.
Alliance Machine Company: claim
ants motion to dismiss, defendants
consenting. allowed and petition dis
missed.
ants motion to correct opinion over
ruled.
! Francis A. Lacy, heir: order remand
ing to law calendar the claimants mo-
ton to amend findings: to be heard in
connection with the defendants mo-
ton for new trial.
James n. Hill, heir: claimants mo-
ton to amend findings allowed; former
findings Withdrawn and amended find
ings this day filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
Automobiles Pulling Power.

FROM fhe Strand.
The local agent of well known car in
Los Angeles Cal, recently gave Il demon
stration of the pulling strength of his
machine by attaching it. by means of a
rope running from the rear axle of the
car to the plot of a hundred and-ten-ton
locomotive. and drawing the locomotive
along the track The start was made
from a dead standstill. and it was at
first thought Impossible to move the great
mass of iron and steel, as the wheels
of the car slipped badly and the locomo-
tive seemed to be glued to the track.
After weighing the car with six good
sized men, however, the tires took a
firmer hold. and after long, steady
strain the wheels of the engine began to
revolve slowly. The accomplishment of
the task is testified to by a number of
witnesses. who at first declared it i'm
possible. and looked for the breaking of
the rear axle or the pulling out of the
entire end of the car. The engine was got
under way, however. and drawn for some
distance down the track without injury
TO the automobile in any way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers prices are higher.
EGGS-Nearby fresh Virginia, l9a2O;
West Virginia and southwest Virginia, ~.
BUTTER-Elgin fancy. per h.. 341aa
3611; western firsts. :'112a3::12; seconds,
3U11a31: store packed. 20.
CHEESE-New York state factory, new,
POULTRY-Hens. per h., IS; BOOSTERS,
per h., 10: turkeys, 1Ja17; chickens,
springers, per h., 24a26; duGls per h.,
DRESSED POULTRY-Hcns, choice,
per h.. 19a3O; turkeys. per h., 11a13;
ducks. 15al6.
GREEN FRUITs-Apples box, 1.oOa2 %
bbl.. :,OOa6.OO: Florida oranges. 5.JOa6 80
oranges. California, box, 4.COa500; grape
fruit. per box. 4.O0aoCO; pineapples, 2..5a
.75; strawberries. per qt.. 5al2: peaches
per crate. 1.JOa35O; raspberrles, per at
20a35: blackberries. per qt, Sa15: cherries
per qt., sails; .cantaloupes. per crate, 1.O(
a3.U.
HAY AND STRAW-Hay. western. No
/. 16.OOa16.5O: No. =. 14.JOa15.O); mixed
hay. S.OOa1J.0O; straw, rye. ton, 22OOa
1890: machine thrash. 11.O0al2O0: straw
wheat. per ton, 7.O0a7.JO: straw. oat. per
ton. 7.OOa7.JO
bu. 6Oa70; per bbl.. l.25aI 10: No. >. per
Dbl. 15a1 90: new, per Dbl. 2.2Ja2. 10
sweet. per Dbl, 3.5Oa4OO: yams, per bbl
200a3.O; onions. Bermuda per crate. 100
a1.25; cauliflower. per basket. 75a1 80;
cabbage, per cratee LOCAL. %; kale. per
bbl., 75a1.25: lettuce. per basket. 75a2.O0;
string beans. per basket. 7oa1.5O: beets.
per 100 punches. 2.5Oa4.OO: tomatoes. per
crate. 75a2.0o; celery. per doz., Goal 90;
eggplant. per crate. 1.5Oa2.25; celery, per
crate. 2.OOa3.50; peppers 1.OOa1.jO per
crate: Florida white squash. 5Oa1. 90 per
crate: asparagus. per doz.. 1.25a3. 90;
lima beans. per basket. 2.OOa3.OO; cucum-
bers, per basket. 1.OOa2.O0: green peas,
per basket. 50a1 80; carrots. 25a4O doz.
punches; okra, per crate, 1.5Oa2.jO-
1--WE STOCK-Sheep. per h.. :,a4
lambs. spring. per H.. sE: calves. choice
per h.. 1Oa1o12: medium per h.. sa3
WOOL AND HIDES-Wool, washed
free of burrs, per h., 24a26 wool. un.
washed. per h., II: hides. dry. per H.
16a1S: green. per h., II: salt hides, dry
per h. Is: green. per ID, IL: calfskins
green. each. 1.25a1.1o.
GRAIN-Wheat. per bu.. Na1.1O corn
sheiled. per bu.. 66a67: ear. per Dbl. :;.2Oa
80: oats, western white, per bu.. 4,,a 46
mixed. per bu.. 43a44.
SEEDSClover. red, 14Ooa14.2J; clover
alsike IL 25a14.OO: timothy, 2.O0a2. 40: blue
grass. 1.25al.6O; orchard grass. 1.3oa1 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
Involuntary Fasting.
Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
4 remarkable feat of involuntary fast
ing was performed twelve years ago by
corporal in a regiment OF French CO.
lonial infantry On his way to work one
morning a man heard cries proceeding
from a disused mine near Brest At the
bottom of an excavation nearly 100 feet
deep Corporal Andre Desrats was found.
In SO weak condition that he could
scarcely articulate a word. When he re-
covered his rescuers learned that after
accidentally falling into the mine Des-
rats had been imprisoned for twenty
eight days without anything to eat or
drink But pig can beat a man. DIR.
w. B. Carpenter. in his Manual of
Physiology" records that a pig weigh
ing leo pounds was entOmDed by the fall
of a portion of the chalk cliffs at Dover.
1t was dug out $50 days later and found
to be still alive, but reduced I'm weight to
forty pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
BONDS (Contfnued) .
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Trading was not very brisk at the meet
ing of the stock exchange today. The
business done during call was confined to
the sale of eighty shares of stock ana
one bond of the ST .G1 denomination. Rail-
way common brought Si74. An odd lot
sold at that level. and another at 81.
Three shares of the preferred brought SIS.
Mergenthaler sold at 21ois, and twenty
shares of Federal National Bank stock
brought 13.b.
After call seventy-tive shares of Wash
inston Gas stock brought S'i4 and %
Capital Traction sold at 11Sle for both
quotation and odd lots Railway is sold
81 aDo at S2i4.
Announcement was made of the decla-
ration of Il dividend of So per share by
the Merchants Transfer and Storage
Company. payable July !, to stockhold-
crs or record of June 10. The books Of
the company will close from June 10 10
July l, inclusive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, June 16.-Insufficiency of
moisture in the spring crop belt tended
today to push up the prceof wheat.
Experts sent word that there was dan
ger of short growth. 1t was also declared
that continued dry. hot weather would
make the yield shrink fast Opening
prices were y lower to e higher. Sep
TENDER, in whic htrading was most act
i've opened at 92A to 92R, gain of Is
to "a. and rose to 921s
Scarcity of offerings lifted corn. July
opened asak to 1a11s up, at 6la to 62sss.
and assembled to 6oR.
Oats We're broad in demand. owing to
absence of needed rain. July. which start
ed Aa7s to 1s4al7s higher, at AL. to 42A,
steadied at 41A.
Provisions hardened on account of the
bulge in coarse grains. First sales rang
ed from pig off to 121. higher in Septem-
Der options. Pork, 1920: lard, LIP: ribs,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
Blooms From Split Bulbs.
From the Strand.

From the Strand.
A novel experiment is that of growing
two hyacinth bulbs together. Two bulbs
are selected which are known to flower
about the same time. although in other
respects the more diverse they are the
better. Each is cut from the crown to
the base with sharp knife in such a
way that the central shoot is exposed
but not injured. The two larger portions
of the bulbs are then tied together, the
cut portions facing one another. The
double bulb is then ported in the usual
way. If all has gone we'll, single stem
comes up, while the flower may be blue
on one side and pink on the other, ac-
cording to the colors of the bulbs. The
result is highly mystifying to gardeners
who are not lin the know" The expert
ment is often carried out by the Dutch
growers, and rarely fails IL carefully ex-
ecuted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON June 16-Two small failures
were posted on the stock exchange today.
but the announcement had little effect or
values during the forenoon, when the
tone was generally cheerful, and prices
advanced under the lead of investment
issues and American and Brazilian rails.
The closing was below the best, however
owing to local profit-taking and selling
by Paris. Consols lost their early gain
when il became known that Germany had
taken the bulk of the 81. 10000 new gold
offered in the open market.
American securities opened steady and
about unchanged. Light buying advanced
values a fraction. but most of the gains
were lost i'll the second hour Another
upward movement followed. but the list
declined again in the afternoon on New
York offerings and some selling which
was believed to be in connection with
the morning failures. The closing was
easy.
Money and discount rates were easy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
Right and Left Hands.
From the London Chronicle.

From tb" London Chronicle.
As rega ris the moral significance of the
right and left hands, Il Highland friend
who is something of n Gaelic scholar
gives me the interesting information that
In Gaelic the right and left HANDS be-
come. respectively. the south hand
and the north hand. The moral aspect
OF II comes out in the Gaelic idea of the
south as ricn. We'll favored and fortunate
and the north as the reverse In the
south hand are carried riches and hon.
or. The north-handed man is unlucky
And now We know why it is so many
ScotSmen go southwark,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
China's New Alphabet.
from the Picking Daily News


The educational conference for the uni
fication of the Chinese language. that has
been meeting in Picking, under the direc-
ton of the board of education, for the
past two months, has now decided on a
new alphabet to express Chinese sounds.
1t consists of parts of Chinese characters
which represent fixed sounds. There are
twenty-four initials and fifteen finals,
making ain alphabet of thirty mine letters.
1t may be called Chinese Roman al
phabet, as the method of combination is
quite similar to the Roman one. The ini-
no, pu. p'u. mu. flu, WI. is, ts.. 81. chi.
chi. shi. no. shi. lie, ri. and the finals are
j. u. ii. a, e. ieh, Ell. al. 40, an, en-. ang.
ung err. The combination is as follows:
le-i-lung is ling, ne-i-en Is nine. etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. June 16.-Bullion amounting
to $4,000 was taken into the Bank OF
England on balance today.
PARIS. June 16.-Prices were irregu-
lar on the bourse today.
Three. per cent rentes. 81 francs 5 CEN
times. ex-dividend; exchange on London
% francs 81 centimes for checks. Pri-
vate rate of discount. 80 per cent
BERLIN. June 16.-HoIiday on the
bourse today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-16
Fluctuations of the List Are
Small and Irregular, Lack
ing Definite Course.
RECENT RESILIENCY
OUT OF SPECULATION
Demand by Loan Crowd Shows Still
Large Short Interest Westerns
Drop On Rate News.

NEW YORK. June 16.-rhe copper
stocks, steel and Reading were slightly
higher at the opening today. The Har-
rirnan and Hill stocks. LehiGh Valley and
Canadian Pacific were fractionally lower.
The largest change was that of Cana
dian Pacific. which opened off point
Fluctuations elsewhere were small and
irregular, and the volume of business
showed considerable falling off from
the closing days of last week
Many stocks covered a range of point
during the first hours trading but the
list did not hold definite course Fol-
lowing the opening decline. prices rose
briskly on active buying, but broke after
ward when Union Pacific lost liz.
Speculation lacked the resiliency
which characterized the market on re-
cent days. and the weight of profess
sional selling again made itself felt
London Buys Moderately.
Prices moved downward during the
morning, except for a squirt in the
first hour. and by noon most stocks
were well under Saturdays close.
London bought moderately of Cana
dian Pacific and Amalgamated, and
sold Union Pacific and Steel Union
Pacific was sold here on rumorS that
the Attorney General would oppose the
latest plans for dissolutons of the
Hartman merger unless provision were
made for disposition of Central Pa
cifc
The keen demand in the loan crowd
for the leading stocks indicated that
a large short interest still existed de-
spite the heavy coverings the up
turn last week
Bonds were easy