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Evening star., 1913-02-15
THE HAIRY "IJIN."
japanese First Impressions of Seeing
Americans.
rom ihe oriental Review.

From the Oriental Review.
Born in a country village of noun
famous. sealess province, my earliest re-
collections OF occidentals revert only to
some color prints called Yedoe or Yedo-
pictures of the days before the shoguns
governmental seat became the imperial
capital city Toxic. writes "A Cosmopoli-
tan Japanese"
These were pinned on the wall wear
after year by my parents ON the third
day Of the third month, forming a back
ground for the wooden shelves on which
Silk-clad and spear-bearinS dolls were ar
ranged for tie childrens festive occa-
sion.
These pictures. | now know, did not
represent Americans but they have left
a vivid impression of red-haired men and
hoop-skirted women with umbrellas prob-
ably copied and distorted from Dutch
originals or prints. However. ii does not
matter.
All Occidentals were called in my child
hood days. Jim strangers or ketojui
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Turks Ballads.

From the London Chronicle.
Turks may march to victory, but they
have few stirring war ballads to inspire
tbcm for the Turks learned all they
know in verse-making from their former
masters the Persians. and these had
practically no war lyrics nor eplcs.
GhaZi FAIL. a Turkish noble who crossed
the Hellespont with Prince Suleyman on
the night Of the first invasion OF Eu-
rope, was one OF the few to sing OF con-
quest:
We smote tho Paynim once again. our God did
send grace: ,
The arrows OF our holy war were thorns in our
foemens face.
All spirits that are in the skies came down 10
lend might
And from the earth to succor us our mar
tyr race.
We look 10 God for aidancc, for of holy war
be. -.
And in the cause of God lives and bodies
Offer
The Turks write their longer poems IN
rhyming couplets. but the mono-rhyme IS
their chief ornament. This device de-
pends upon single rhyme sound. that OF
the first couplet, and is carried through
tn poem.
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lures. most gracious manners. nusira'.
well modulated voice of good carryin
power. exquisite taste i'm the selection arc
arrangement Of words. euahled him I"
please the House of Representatives.. IN"
most critical and at the same time the
fairest and justest audience in the wide.
wide world. Though lie killed the pct
bills of many members. he had not Az
enemy in the membership OF the House.
He was "A most succeSSful piiot o
measures through the House. the chieL
reason being that he moved on lines
of least resistance. Adhering 10 III"
opinions with tenacity. fidelity ana
courage. he antagonizcd no one nm
necessarily He took things by ths
smooth handle and thereby accomplished
much.
whether I'm COMMITTEES or on tn"
floor or in the chair. like charity, az
described by St Paul in his splendid
Rhapsody i'm | Corinthians, l3, he SUI
fered long and was kind: envied not
yaunted not himself: WAS not puffed up
behaved himself not unseemly' was not
easily provoked -, =,
"In fact, he had himself so "eli "
hand that he could not be paited III"
an exhibition of bad temper. He gave
sharp blows and received them VIII
perfect eauanimity.
.,In victory he was not oHenslVeiN
iubilant; i'm defeat he was not ntter'
cast down. He appeared equal 10 pou'
extremes of fortune. clearly realizing VII I
his optimistic philosophy the astoundlh ,
swiftness with which situations chahh' :
I'm this rapid age.
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Six Miles From Earth.

The height of a cloud is not easily
determined. Usually two observers each
provided with a theodolite. are required,
but sometimes one theodolite can be
made TO suffice. This instrument has its
telescope removed and two parallel plates
of glass arranged in Ilace of the tele-
scope. Then two images of the cloud
one formed by reflection in the glass. the
other by reflection in small sheet of
water lying on the ground below. are
made to coincide by rotating the plates of
glass. The position of the plates so de-
termined is read off on the graduated
circle shown near the Observers hand.
TIE height can then be computed mathe-
maticalIy.
As a result of these observations. it is
found that, in general, if one stands with
ones back to the wind. low clouds move
in about the same direction as the sur
faCe-air. while the higher clouds travel
nearly in the same direction. but have a
motion from left to right which becomes
more pronounced as the height increases
High clouds usually travel much more
quickly than low ones, although appar-
entity they do not.
The highest clouds rarely exceed a
height of six miles.
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Where the Apostles Fished.

From the London Outlook.
The abundance of fish in the sea OF
Galilee is to this day the wonder Oh
travellers Most of the fishing done by
the Syrans involves the use or nets
probably identical in construction with
those of the apostles. and the best evi-
dence of the fishing having through the
centuries been done with nets Is to be
found in the ease with which most of the
fish may be deceived with the help of
any bait, natural or artificial. The pei
lucid water of this beautiful lake, with
its eyer-changing reflections, is in strfk-
ing contrast with the muddy deeps of the
Jordan, but the silt in that river, how
ever unsightly to the eye. does not seem
to inconvenience it's fish, which are eX-
traordnarily plentiful even In the lower
reaches before it falls into that deathly
lake which the Arabs call the Sea of Lot.
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Cinnamon or Pumpkin?
ON the Kansas City Star.

mt N1ISHS NIIN
Lovers OF cinnamon pie-if there is such
thing-rnight be presumed to object TO
the introduction of onion juice as one or
its ingredients. Having regard to the
same .gustatory principle. what excuse is
there for putting cinnamon into pumpkin
pie?
The principle is that the perfume should
not outsmell the violet. nor the flavoring
predominate over the thing haVored.
Now cinnamon, like onion juice, IS one
of those effusive essences that go out
of their way to let you know they are
here. In an assemblage of pumpkin, eggs
and milk cinnamon monopolizes the at
tention.
Therefore. if we are to have pumpkin
pie, why cinnamon?
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Native Meeting Places in Sumatra.
rom the Wide World Magazine

TOM Inc WIue W"TIu MHgHItHV.
Every district of Importance in tho
towns of Sumatra possesses balei. G'
native meeting place. which the Dutc.l
regent visits periodically IN order TO dis
chss with his subordnates the affairs
OF the district. These Sumatran equiv
alents of a county council hall are very
quaint, and are decorated with beautifHl
inlaid work at the ends and taperiif'
roof of fine palm. ornamented wiut
bright brasswork. which gltters in tige
sun. setting il off most plcturesqueH
against a background of tall cocoantt
trees and forest of rich tropical plants
a space is left between the ground aIFf
flooring the reason of which is obvious,
for I'm the tropics. during the rainy sea
son, the Inhabitants are often Vlstfi
with floods, so, in order 10 safeguafsi
themselves in such an emergency. most
OF the buildings are erected on stills.
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An Associated Press.
the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
.Innuendo is very effective in oratory,''
said William Jennings Bryan in one OF
his chautauqua addresses
"A gentleman once visited Tuckahoe.
AS he sat on the hotel porch and fought
the Tuckahoe mosquitoes he said to an
old resident:
".Have you "a newspaper here?'
".Oh, no" answered he. We have a
ladies' sewing circle.
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and his justice as an occupant OF the
chair, to his services to the nation which
he loved SO dearly. to his accomplish
ments i'm both private and public life. to
his character. that won him respect and
love as a husband. father. fellow work
er and friend. were paid on the part OF
the Senate by Senators Root of New
York. Martin of Virginia, Gallinger OF
New Hampshire. Thornton of Louisiana.
Lodge of Massachusetts. Kern of lndi-
ana, La Toilette of Wisconsin. Williams
of Mississippi. Curtis Of Kansas. Cum
minis of Iowa, Oliver of PENNSYLVANIA.
OGorman of New York. Then followed
the tributes from outside of the Senate
from the House by Speaker Clark and
from the executive branch of the gov
ernment by President Taft.
Party lines were forgotten. differences
OF opinion on national issues were laid
aside. factional feelings were obvious
only by their absence; the praise of Mr..
Sherman's life was given by democrat
progressive, republican alike.
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games would be silly to say word in
disparagement of either of these two
noble sports for the glory Of the other.
They are not natural rivals. Almost the
only characteristic they have in common
is this that each is first-rate indoor
pastime. immune from the weather
ready for business rain or shine, night or
day, at all seasons.
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All Agreed.

From the Londo9 Opinion.
Belle-How silly men are when they
propose, Why, my husband acted like
perfect fool.
Nell-That's what everybody thought
when your engagement was announced.
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Sherman rule wrongly: 1t was only neces-
sary to stand back and allow the Senate
to set the rule aside. Mr.. Sherman was
urged to submit the question of order to
the Senate. He declined to do SO. lie
refused to evade his duty. The point of
order was made. and he sustained il. II
was not popular to do this. but il was
right. and the act stfowed not only cour-
age. hut a high conception of public
Evening star., 1913-02-15
NOT ENGLISH TUNE /
Hunting Author of Music OF
''Star Spang|ed Banner
SEARCHING THE LIBRARIES
Keys Poem Set to the Air of To An
acreon in Heaven" and Composer
of Old Melody Not Known.

John Henry Blake. in International Musician.
The War and Navy departments and
Congress have been advised that re-
searches recently made in the British
Museum show that the English claim to
the music of the Star SDaugled Banner
is unfoUnded. and the identity OF the
composer is now a mystery.
The title American National Anthem
called the Star Spangled Banner is al
most unknown in present-day official and
musical literature and in ordinary con-
versation. The use of this designation
generally meets with denial as TO the cor
rcctness of the statement and often pre-,
cipitateS a dispute.
Reference to the three great libraries of
Washington should quickly settle the con-
tention, but only after much research in
the libraries of the War Department, the
Navy Department and that Of Congress
and the actual personal reading of arti-
cles relating to the subject. and leaving
no stone unturned.' has the matter been
settled The following facts have been
brought to the light of day for the in
formation and use of the American peo-
pie, and we must say 1t really was neces
sary to rediscovcr the American national
anthem
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Popular With Both Parties.

I'm the House he was a prime faFor1'"
ON both sides of the big aisle, which con-
stitutes the line of demarcation In poi
tics but not I'm personal friendships or
robust Americanism. When he was
translated from that energetic and bolS-
ferrous body to the dignity and quietud
of the vice presidency his fellow mem
bers. while sincerely rejoicing at his pro-
motion, Just as sincerely regretted MS ue
parture from our midst.
..The House most heartily joins the
Senate and the President in doing honor
to this typical American. His nttiha
epitaph would be:
Mems aequa I'm arduis.'
E,ollowiny the address 10y Presiden.
Taft. Senator Root moved that as. =.
further mark of respect the Senate ad-
journ until Monday.
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In. House and Senate.

The value of Mr.. Sherman's friendship
was especially the subject of comment by
Senator Curtis. Speaking of acquaint-
anceship with him as a member OF the
House. Mr. Curtis said:
"IIe was at once interested in the things
in which yCs, were interested. and imme-
diately took upon himself the cloak Of
helper and adviser. He was thus par
ticularly useful and congenial to new
members. and commanded for himself
respect and support in everything he un-
dertook. In fact. l believe. and make
bold at this time to assert, that James 5.
Sherman enjoyed the real loving friend
ship and affection of more men through
out the country than any other one
American living He had travelled eX-
tensiveiy in the United States. and there
was scarcely a town in this broad nation
in which he might appear. whether or
not his coming had been heralded. that
some man would not step to his side and.
throwing his arms about his neck, accost
him in terms of pleasure and OF attach
ment.
1T is difficult, indeed, to realize that
James s. Sherman has gone never to re-
turn. Had he been spared there were
other heights which he might have reach
ed, but after travelling well the road OF
service TO his people, his party and his
nation. he was stricken down In the prime
Of life and left us lonely and sorrowful
at his demise. We miss his cordial greet
ing. his heartfelt hand grasp. his tender
solicitude. His memory will live always
and we are better for having known him.
His career will ever be shining example
before the youth of our country and the
tributes paid him heretofore and today
which. though they do not add to his
worth or his greatness. are confessions
of love. respect and esteem on the part
of those who not only knew him but who
enjoyed in his presence and at his side
those delightful characteristics and that
nj ..l,, .t.,l, av1dx rnd
young and old and which remained with
him to the end"
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Service Via Atlanti,, :,

Coast Line. IN Y. q Florida Special
leaves $40 pm. , other trains daily-3!n.
q 40 PM: go am. E1lectric-lighted Pull
mans. 1906 New York ave. nw.-Aover-
fiSement.
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Progress in Meteorology.

MctcorologN the word which has lost
It's original meaning To such an extent
that IL now denotes simply the science
of the atmosphere" and includes, there
fore, the study of climate and weather,
including clouds and their motions-has
extended Its operations within recent
years very notably by considering more
definitely til" conditions prevailing in all
the layers of the atmosphere and not
plcrely in: the Surface-layer. 1t is true
that clouds have been observed and their
motions stuffed scientifically for a long
time, but since Instruments carried by
kites and balloons have taught so
much about the temperature conditions
IN the air up to heights of sixteen miles
and more. renewed interest has been
taken in the forms and motions of clouds.
for the motion of q cloud usually Out
not always indicates also that of the air
in which il is floating.
one of the best instruments for OBJ
serving the motion of "A cloud is the Bes-
son nephoscope. The instrument consists
simply of an inverted harrow or comb
fixed horizontally at the end of a vertical
rod which is mounted in bearings carried
by an upright post. SO that the rod can
he rotated Near the bottom of the bar
i a CroSspiece. to the ends of which two
strings pass to the hands of the observer.
while underneath is a circle graduated
with the points of the compass. The
method of observation is to select the
cloud to be observed stand on the side
of, the post opposite the cloud. and with
the strings rotate the upright rod and
therefore the comb until the cloud ap-
pears to pass along the points of the
the comb. ii will be necessary to ap-
proach or recede from the POLE until this
appears to take place. Then. standing
still. note the time the cloud takes to
move from one point TO the next. Finally,
note the orientation of the comb by
means of the graduated circle at the bot
tom of the rod. This gives at once the
direction of motion of the clouds while
the apparent velocity of the cloud along
the comb is a measuring of the rate at
which the cloud is moving. expressed in
terms of the height of the cloud. For
example. II two clouds at heights of $500
feet and 5000 feet appear to be moving
at the same rate along the comb, then
the latter is actually moving twice as
fast al the former.
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Reference to Anthem.

The earliest proof that can he found is
that of an article by Mrs. Anna II. Dor
sey. printed in the first year of the civil
war. 1861, in the Washington Sunday
Morning Chronicle and reprinted in
(Dawson'sl Historical Magazine the same
year. She refers to our National An
them the Star Spangled Banner several
times. and it is evident that there was no
doubt of its being such in the mind of
any one before the commencement of the
civil war in 1861
The next record where such a state
ment can be found is in the year 1867.
Col. John l.. Warner. l.. s. V. who serv-
ed through the civil war. 1861 to 1860,
wrote article that was published in
(Dawson's, Historical Magazine at Nor
risiania n. V. volume H. page 279. under
the title american National Anthem
called the Star Spangled Banner" This
was two years after the war closed. and
there was no doubt in the minds of the
American nacon at that epoch. But since
1861 the mention of the American national
anthem as such. can seldom be found
AS this music is of Importance to a
nation of one hundred million people,
statements that are made should be sub
stantlated by absolute proof and not left
to guesswork and Imagination.
There is no dispute that the word poem
was written by Francis Scott Key, 1719-
| 1S4'. who was a lifelong resident of
Washington. and whose mansion In that
city became national monument. He
wrote it in the early morning after the
night of September IA. 1914, and during
the bombardment of Fort McHenry com
| manding Baltimore harbor The fort was
F; held by Col. George Armistead, L. S. A..
| and that Star Spangled Banner is now
| in the National Museum at Washington,
| loaned by Mr.. +. Appleton of New York.
! Key was lawyer, a soldier. a Sunday
school superintendent and the author of
| several hymns in present church use.
| That he was the author of the poem there
is no manner OF doubt, no possible doubt
! whatever. He also specified the music
/ ITO Anacreon in Heaven.
| Composed About 1880.
| Thousands of copies of the music of
'To Anacreon in Heaven are found. but
on not one of them is the name of the
composer mentioned. The composer was
| so we'll known about the year 1850 that
| it was considered unnecessary to men,
ton his name; hence. oblivion.
| A search of nearly three years has been
made in the British Museum and promi-
| nent libraries in Brussels and Paris. But
| as the finding of the original music is
! like searching for the proverbial needle
in a haystack. the following reward is
| offered:
| "A reward of 500 will be paid 10
any person who will find or produce a
copy of To Anacreon in Heaven of an
earlier date than 1770. The word poem
! was probably written in Ireland
| ALSO, a reward of another 500 will
! be paid to any person who will find or
produce the veritable original music of
| this song. The music is probably older
than the word poem. and may be found
/ set to some other poem: or it may be
| found separate and distinct from any
words This music probably originated
| on the continent of Europe"
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PILES CURED IN q TO - DAYS.
your druggist will refund money il PAZO ONT
MENr fails 10 cure any OF Itching Blind.
Bleeding or Proiruding Piles In to IA days. oOe.
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OF CLOUDS
instruments for Measuring
Elevation and Movement.
MOTION OF VAPOR MASSES
Workings of the Besson Nephoscope.
Ingenious Device for Extracting
Secrets From the Skies.
Trom the Illustrated London News


How many people that one meets in
Inc course of the day have ever observed
carefully the motion of the clouds that
I are so lmcomfortably prevalent this sum
Incr? or. II asked about the matter.
would not most Of them say that the
clouds move in the same directions as the
wind at the surface of the earth? Per
hapS one more obserVant than the rest
would rccollcct that thunder clouds have
"a way of coming up against the wind,
and he might even add that he had OBJ
/ served a high cloud moving in direc-
tion different from one lower down
Ngdin. would not most people say that
/. the mares tail, or. as the meteor
"ioSist would call them. the cirrus
clouds. never move at all; or. at leas..
only very SLOWLY. aud that low clouds
move more quickly than the cirrus?
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LIFE Of SHERMAN
SUBJECT OF FEUL0GY

Continued from First Page.)
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An Example to Others.

while not an orator, he was strong
cbater and illumined every subject which
he discussed; because he never spoke
on any subject except one on which he
was well informed-an example which all
public speakers would do eXcellently well
to follow.
"A fine stage presence, graceful ges-
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Tributes by Associates.

The tributes to the former presiding
officer Of the Senate, to his impartiality
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As Husband, Father and Friend.

For Mr. Sherman'S success in life. We
commended him; for the enviable place
that he won among his fellow-men, We
praised him: for the public honors that
he earned, We admired him: yet in this
solemn hour, sanctfied by the liberated
spirit of the comrade who we mourn, L
would pay tribute to those traits of char
acter which made the loving husband, the
devoted father the faithful friend, the
good citizen These were the titles that
he won: they were the flowers Of love and
duty and friendship that blossomed along
his pathway through life. They consti-
tute the fairest garland that can be placed
upon his tomb.
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Speaker Clark's Address.

The next address was that of Speaker
Champ Clark of the House Of Representa-
tives He said that while Mr. Sherman
killed the pet bills of many members, he
had not an enemy in the membership of
the House He referred to him as
strong debater rather than an orator
a man who illumined every subject he
discussed.
"Of all the wise and salutary things
lone by the fathers of the republic" said
the Speaker. lone of the wisest and most
salutary was dividing the Congress into
two bodies.
There is a House habit and Senate
ha bit. widely different. The difference in
habits grows out of difference in number
of members, age and length of service.
Certain representatives never learn the
House habit; certain senators never learn
the Senate habit; few men learn both.
THAT Mr.. Vice President Sherman
learned both thoroughly is sufficiently at
tested by the fact that he presided over
the large and tumultuous assembly of
the House and the smaller and more Sc
date assembly of the Senate with grace,
firmnesS. fairness. unfailing courtesy,
rare good sense and to the entire salts
faction OF representatives and senator's.
Though he was never elected Speaker. he
was frequently assigned by three Speak
ers to preside temporarily over the House
proper as well as the committee of the
w hnl
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Senator OGorman shared the grief of
other senators, he said, although he Is
a younger member of the Senate in point
of service, than most of the other speak
ers
"It is no small achievement" Mr.. O'Gor-
man continued, Ito serve as a political
leader in city, county and state, to rep
resent an important constituency in the
National House of Representatives for
eighteen years, and at the end of so long
a period of exactng public service to be
elevated to within one step of the high
est office within the gift of free people.
In public life such was the record OF
James Schoolcraft Sherman. Its mere
recital is an eloquent eulogy on the char
acter and attainments of the citizen in
whose memory We now pause to pay q
last tribute of affectionate respect.
His impulses were generous. his SYM
pathies broad, his intellect keen He was
a nafriOt.