Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1900, Page 13

‘ yesterday rivals of i of this cut in prices. iit Free Delivery 3% 7 a2stTt! CUTTING DOWN high-cut shoes. Over 5,000 pairs of excellent--new Spring Shoes,—most of them high cuts,—were placed on sale yesterday at all our 3 Stores at Reduced Prices. The crowds of well-pleased buyers all day —is the best proof that the Shoes includ- ed in this offering are desirable and real bargains at the prices they are advertised. The absolute need of more shelf room for the enormously large ar- Summer Low Shoes, re to. he! the District. | 1 is the main cause $7)-69 for these fine $3, $3.50 and $4 - Shoes. ry ti Tan Kid and Titan Calf Reet turn (extremely “ <r weilted xt lon- width at $2.69 ill Sem the * Boots, Women’s Fine Shoes. 198 Pairs $3 hand-sewed best Viel Kid Laced,—Style 504% is pat- ent tipped, — Sizie ban, SD) oO mannish S@yle with kid tips.—All this week at.... i Two handsome Styles $2.50 hand-welt Kid Laced Boots.—tipped with kid or tylish and, patent leather, fomfortable. - Widths Aa ® {| SZ to EE, — Sizes 2 to 8— This week. Choéolate and Black Vici Kid Laced and Button Boots, by other Stores at §: usually at §1.50.—4 Sty —Take your choice week at. || $3.50 and $4.00 $4.65 Men’s Shoes. |Child’s Shoes. Misses’ best quality $2.50 Black Kid Laced Toots—made by Du- gan and Hadson.2 pretty D [] OS Styles,-Sizes 1114 to 2, any width.—This week at. Children's $1.50 and Button, uality Kid Laced asthe pr 3] 10 only Sizes Sly to 11, B to E width.—This week at... Cor. 7th and K Sts. 1914 and 1916 Pa. Ave. N. W.|j) 233 Pa. Ave. S. E. lander & Samuel The Popular Store. ‘° 2d = diately. = Ladies" 3 sil-wool seetenteetetente jot_serge cloths, tn Eton amt homespui Suit Recta’ styles, cloths — some are plain S01 plain beautiful tailor-made effects and others appli- braided. In Ei Jackets, Uned with silk, qued with stlk—none sold ge front styles, with skirts with pew Se har nee oe sold at $10, $12.56 and plaited backs, that soli some as bigh as $30. for $15, nd $20, pri $15. Priee— re Exice— Se egootons 500 Ladies* wool miat and tals; 25c. le SI Ww with Meat Per sts, ¥: worth 49¢., at tucked fronts, zg > Shirt are fully 416- A Most Extraordinary Price Cutting. Every Ladies’ Tailor-made Suit Must Go. No matter what may be the lo: : our racks and counters of every Suit in the store. like these don’t spring up daily—so take advantage of "em imme- < We charge your purchases. wool Venetian an $5.98. $9.67. Just Think, a $2.00 Dress Skirt for = = = ack Figured Mohair and Etamine Dress Skirts; made of s! all Uned and bound with velvet. 49c. Ladies’ Shirt Waists, | $1.50 Linen Skirts, 69c. Samuel Friedlander & Co., -Seventh Street- Sa aa as a a we Rs 2. Seaboeseote joodoateetees we've determined to clear Opportunities Ladies’ Perfect Tallor- made Suits, in all the new weaves of imported Bs $13.75. A $2 Skirt for.. Ladies’ Grass Linen Skirts, full width, with deep hem and new box-plait backs, richly braided, that will cost $1.50 later on. Our price for tomorrow, 69 cents, $4.50 Pique and Denim : Skirts, $2.87. French Gray Pique and Denim Skirts, Pith new ‘box-plalt backs and appliqued front and back with white pique and braiding. $4.50 value at $2.57. i £ A16. REBELLION IN PHILIPPINES. Indian warfare we must send additional forces to the Islands. Our present corps is Edwin Wildman Declares a Reign of ; tially inadequate to cope with the situa- ‘Terror Exists There. Edwin Wildman, former vice consul at H Kong, contributes an article on “A Reign of Terror in the Philippines” to Les- lie's Weekly, of which the following Is an abstr Although Gen. Otis would have us be ve that the war in the Philippines is over, te sources of Information jority that there exists rror in most parts of a gunshot from our yen. Otis fs blind to s keeping the real facts from the American people. Aguinaldo’s forces have scattered into marauding bands, guing themselves with the moun- nes and ladrones, terrorize the eck the cultiva- sale of marketable E that have been opened shipped away what Itue supply they and the tons upon tons of hemp, rice that are stored fn the in- few port re beyond the reach of buy ne money for the thousands of bales of hemp shipped from garrisoned ports has found its w coffers, and t Hong Kong’ and » purchases Sas sx ar army protec! rhile the insurgents carry joms in the interior, and paraiyze ag- re and trade. ttered bands of armed insurgents ar against all who hesitate to ac- k edge the Aguinaldo government, and the inhabitants are in a state of terror that Prevents honest industry or open alliance with American sovereignty. The American troops make short work of these robbers, but our garrisons.are so far apart and so few in numbers that they invartably are obliged to fall back to a seaport town, where they can get supplies from Manila, for the insurgents have so thoroughly rav- aged the country that it is impossible to supply even a small battalion with native products. “Lf we ever hope to put an end to ‘his tion and bring the war to a close. The islands, commércially or otherwise, will Le utterly useless until life and property ara made safe.” ——-~-+0+ Latest List of Military Casualties. General MacArthur has cabled the fol- lowing list of casualties among the troops in the Philippines: Deaths: Pyaemla, April 2, Company ¢, 19th Infantry, John C. Howard; malarial fever, May 1, Company K, 9th Infantry, George C. O, Wincke; April 28, Company 5, 30th Infantry, Burton C. Cottri typhoid, April 28; Company D, 39th Infantry, Henry J. Adamson; April 29, Company F, 42a In- gantry, Clayton S. Weed; insolation, May 3, ‘Wretor J. Seneechend; April 27, Company H, 48th Infantry, Thomas Hill; cholecystis, April 28, Company EF, 26th Infantry, Thos. J. Welsh; vartola, May 4, Infantry, Thomas Osbor: Bright's disease, May 4, Company D, 42d Infantry, James Jackson; meningitis, May 1, Company B, Sth Infantry, Corporal James R. ‘Tyson; died from wounds recetved in action, April 13, Company H, 47th Infantry, Sergeant Wiley J. Brickey; perinephritic abscess, May 1, Company M, 47th Infantry, Joseph B. Rhodes; dysentery, May 3, Troop C, Uth Cavalry, George W. Howe, Semon H. Sex- ton; tuberculosis, May 4, Company C, 44th Infaniry, Courtney Smith; killed by un- known parties, Manila, knife wounds of thorax, April 28, Company F, signal corps, United States army, Sergeant Alexander C. Blair. +e + ______ Gola the Quantung Peninsula. Commercial Agent R. T. Greener, at Viadivostock, informs the State Department that the findings of the mining engineer sent by the Russian government to investt- gate the reports of unusually rich gold mines in the Quantung peninsula have not yet. been made public, but that while the Value and extent of the gold deposits have Probably been greatly exaggerated, there is little doubt thgt gold in quantity does exist in the Quantung, as the administration has taken the precaution to establish a strict guard over the gold regions, and has pro- hibited mining until further orders are re- ceived from the government. WITH BATED BREATH| THE The Ruthless Vandal is Awed in the Supreme Oourt Room. PERFECT DECORUM OF SPECTATORS Impressive Procession of the Jus- tices. + SHOW PLACE FOR VISITORS ——— The United States Supreme Court is a ceaseless source of interest to the stranger in Washington. Even when the court is not in session the chamber in which it sits is viewed by a constant stream of visitors, who enter it with an air almost of rever- ence. Ordinarily it is the dullest place where men assemble to do business. The decorum is painful, but this does not deter the American citizen who comes to inspect the seat of government from lingering fondly about the place. When the Ken- tucky case was argued, not only was the court room crowded, but a long line of peo- ple waited outside for a chance to slip through the door. The manner of these pil- grims to the shrine of the law does not indicate any logs of respect by the plain people for this august body. The two places in Washington where the vandal stands in awe are the Supreme Court and the White House, and in the latter place the rule has not been invariable. In all other public places may be found the dirty fingerprints of the vandal. The monument is chipped, statues are marred, fragments are cut from the furniture and hangings of the Senate and House of Representatives, and names have been scratched into the marble and on the bronze doors, but something holds the most ruthless in check when he comes to the Supreme Court. Great Formality Observed. This court is the one place where great formality is observed, and witnessing the impression {t makes upon the public one may readily understand why the people who have recently come to us from under the Spanish rule of civil degradation and official splendor should feel that there must be a deficiency when official functions. are not conducted with pomp. It cannot justly be said that the ceremoniousness of the Supreme Court is accompanied with pomp and splendor, but there is about it a formality, reserve and enforced decorum, which is intended to be impressive, and is so. When the hour comes for the court to convene a barrier of velvet-covered ropes is stretched across the corridor, so as to preserve a clear passage from the consult- ing room on one side of the corridor to the This blocks the the House of Representa- rotunda to the Senate, and ce of time it takes for the s into the court no one may court room on the other. ssage from ond the red line of ropes. Senators, ntatives, the President himself, should he happen there, must wait. The members of the court, the chief justice at their head, with their black robes wrapped bout them, march in a solemn processi s file, from the consulta’ across the corridor, through the lobby of the court, to their places on the bench. Tl ceremony occurs whenever the court in or out of the court chamber, and ariably at the hour of their smbling a crowd of curious strangers grouped on either side of the barrier to View this mantfestation of dignity. Maay their hats as the court files by, and y face is an expression of respect No expression of impatience n the belated senator- who “is delayed by this procession as he hurries to reach the Senate chamber in time for Decorum of the Spectators. There Is no talking among the spectators when the court is in session, and even when the bench is vacant and strangers are viewing the deserted chamber, they usuaily speak in whispers. An old white- bearded colored man who sits at the door is the personification of silence and dignity, and the sight of him 1s enough to make those even of frivolous mind grow grave and walk on their tip-toes. He silently, with perfectly noiseless motion, opens the door to each comer and as’ noiselessly closes it again, or if the chamber is fuil stands with his back to the door, and, with- out saying a word, keeps others from at- tempting to enter. Newspaper reporters are not expected to sit in the Supreme Court room. If they enter they are expected to be as other visitors and not attempt to take notes of the proceedings. A ready at- tendant will at once interfere if a notebook is drawn. When Chief Justice Fuller was installed an exception was made, after much in- fluence had been brought to bear and after long deliberation, and a certain limited number of newspaper men were provided with seats within the bar of the court. Probably half a dozen such were admitted, and on the desk provided for each was a quill pen and a little square bottle of ink, which they were expected to use. When the Kentucky case was being argued or- ders were given not to admit newspaper men generally, even in the capacity of vis- ftors. Only Black Worn by the Lawyers. The other day two lawyers met in front of the court room and one reminded the other that though he had on a black coat his necktie was purple. The lawyer with the colored tie had been in the court room, but the other could not venture in, be- cause, not expecting on leaving home that he would visit the Capitol, he had worn a light spring suit. Lawyers appearing within the bar of the court, though they are mere spectators, must wear black. What an awful thing would happen ff one should ap- pear before the court in a Mght suit is not known, for no one has had the temerity to try it. The dignity and decorum of the court goes a long way in preventing that loss of respect that usually comes from too great familiarity, and ts effect is ap- Parent to an observer. Se AN OPENE FOR CAPITAL. Opportunity for Producing a Tanning Extract in Paraguay. Consu! John N. Ruflin, at Asuncion, has made an interesting report to the State Department, in which he points out what he believes to be an excellent opportunity for American investors in Paraguay. The forests of Paraguay, says Consul Ruffin, are full of a most profitable hard wood called quebracho, which yields an extract used for tanning leather. There is but a single factory in the entire republic de- voted to that production. It is at Puerto Casado. The consul says a factory which could produce 150 tons of extract monthly would cost about $60,000. Machinery for the same would amount to $100,000 and rail- way, oxen, carts, etc., ubout 0 square league of land (about nine miles) containing quebracho rents from about 10 to 25 per cent of the output of the forest. The purchasing price of land varies from about $250 to $300 a square league. Extract of quebracho sells in Buenos Ayres at an average of $0 per 1,000 kilo- grams, transportation costing about $5 or $a ton. A very considerable amount is exported, principally to Europe, although quite a quantity is sent to the United States as a product of the Argentine Republic, being shipped via that country. Consul Ruffin estimates that investment in que- bracho would yield 21 per cent on the capi- tal expended. . Quebracho'is found in the west and north of Paraguay, and in the southeastern part, 360 miles along the Alto Parana, lies a stretch of forest full of the most precious hard woods.. There, too, according to the consul, lies an excellent field for American enterprise. The lack of transportation fa. cilities forms the sole drawback to the ex- portation of wood from that section, and it would be advisable for a company under- taking it to own a boat of about 500 tons. In conclusion, the consul states that, in his belief, the establishment of a quebracho factory, with a concession from the gov- ernment for fifteen years free of taxes, and the exportation of the woods from the Alto Parana would both prove a very profitable investment. ———__-+_____ Porch climbers raided the home of M. M. Munster, a Chicago diamond broker, and secured plunder valued at nearly $15,000. THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1900-16 PAGES. SKIES IN MAY Bi fone Celestial Bodies Titat Are Above the Horizon This Month, Fig FACTS FOR AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS Venus is a: Magnificent Object in the Early Evening. ee THE STARS AND PLANETS Written for The Brening Star. Bight stars of the first magnitude are now above the horizon at 9 pms Low in the west may be seen Provyon, the Little -Dog (Canis Minor), the last of Orion's splendid train to disappear below the hori- zon. At about the same altitude in the northwest stands Capella, the Goat, the principal star in the Wagoner (Auriga). Midway between these two bright stars and at a somewhat greater altitude are the Twins (Gemini), Castor and Pollux, the former of which is a bright second-magni- tude star, while the latter, being somewhat brighter, is usually placed in the first class, In the northeast Vega, or Alpha Lyrae, which is to be one of the brilliants of the northern evening skies during the summer months, taking the place which Capella has occupied throughout the winter, is now fairly above the horizon at 9 o'clock. Vega is the principal star in the lyre of Orpheus. It is the rival in splendor both of Capeila and of Arcturus, which latter star may now be seen in midheavens a little south of east. Arcturus, the Bear-Warden, its always easy to recognize from its position on a continuation of the curve of the handle of the Great Dipper. Following this curve still farther south we strike, at a distance from Arcturus about equal to its distance from the Dipper Spica, the Wheat Ear, the prin- cipal star in the constellation Virgo. At three-fifths of the distance from this star to Procyon is Regulus, in the constellation Leo, the jewel in the handle of the Sickle, which forms the lion's head and shoulders. This star, like Pollux, is away below the average brightness of stars of the first magnitude, but is reckoned among them in order to make the number of these stars in the northern hemisphere ten, which is also their® number in the southern hemi- sphere. The eighth star of this order of brilliancy now above the horizon is An- tares, in the Seorpion, which has just thrust its lobster-like claws above the horizon in the southeast. The Diamond of Virgo. The four stars, Arcturus, Sp! De- nebola and Cor Caroli, form a largé lozenge- shaped figure, known as the Diamond of Virgo. The first two of these stars have already been pointed out. Denebola, of the second magnitude, is in the tall of Leo; Cor Caroli, Charles’ Heart—so named in memory of the unfortunate Charles I of England—lies at about three-fifths of the distance from Denebola to Benetnatsch, the terminal star in the handle of the Dipper. It is the principal star in the Hunting Dogs (Canis Venatici), and though of only the third magnitude, is quite conspicuous from its isolated position. Cor Caroli ig a very pretty double star, and is a fine object for @ small telescope. . Berenice’s Hair. Lying within the Diamond of Virgo, about midway between Denebola and Cor Caroli, is the rich sprinkling of small stars which form the constellation Coma Bere- nices, Berenice’s: Hair. This very diffuse star cluster contains: between forty and fifty stars visible to the naked eye, the most of which ate belpw the fifth magni- tude, An opera glass will perform good seryjoe here. . A ldfgé telescope shows that this. llttTe patch of t Tmajment not only abounds in stars, but is also exceptional! ly id rich in neb The constellation is si to have been formed by the astrono: Conon, in honor of Queen Berenice, the wife of one of the Ptolemies, who had sac- rificed her hair to the goddess of beauty in fulfillment of a vow for her husband's safe return from war. The Crown of St. Margaret. Another fine opera glass field In this neighborhood is the Northern Crown, sit- uated at about one-third of the distance from Arcturus to Vega. The Crown con- sists of five siars of the fourth magnitude and one of the second, so arranged as to form a nearly complete oval figure. The bright star is Alpheta. An ancient destg- nation of it was Margarita Coronae, the Pearl of the Crown ,a name which In me- diaeval times, when it was the fashion to substitute saints for the old mythological characters in naming the constellations, led to the calling of this star St. Margaret. Virgo, the Maiden. The constellation Virgo may easily be located by means of the star Spica, which marks the wheat ear that the Maiden ts represented upon charts as carrying in her left hand. Virgo is one of those mystify- ing constellations of which the origin 1s lost in an antiquity so remote that their rationale is no longer recoverable. It cer- tainly did not originate, as many of the constellations undoubtedly did, in any sug- gestiveness in the grouping of its stars. Indeed, so vaguely defined were the I!mits of the constellation in the time of Ptolemy that this astronomer did not hesitate to re- model it for the sake of giving the figure “better proportions." The most_ striking portion of the constellation is a Y-shaped figure, the base of which ts formed by the —_— Baltimore Store, 6 East Balt. St. and that they know a from afictitious quotation. spire confidence must be the imagination of the call him, the advertising price reductions that the statement which appears written by a member of $20 Worth of Suit Tailoring for $ 1 Bod This Is an exceptional event, and when we advertised it we expected the men to come. We looked for a success—the response was hearty. This simply proves that ij this town is inhabited by men who possess a thorough knowledge of tailoring values —<—————— ~ + Wonder What Mertz Will Say Today? Tuesday. ————_—___ by the firm. We have a great regard for the truth and never permit ourselves to ex- aggerate the real worth in order to make it appear that the saving to you is greater than it really is. Hence our ever increasing business. Confidence begets confidence. (Mert; & Aerts, | Betteryet Tailoring. genuine price reduction Price reductions to in- genuine—to exist only in penny-a-liner, or, as some f egotist, is not the kind of public expect. Every { in our advertisements is our firm and is backed 906 and 908 F Street. || — |] sete a Seasonteeseete 5 At *1.50 At *1.98 At $3.00 fort in walking. a a Oe ~ . toes. . et Geese seeps oe Beterdendengetradeegeendendeg eevtesfongetentongetenseaznae Sennett we offer Ladies’ Black and Tan Kid Oxford Ties, in all sizes—widths and shapes of toe, including the common sense last, which insures perfect com- we sell all sizes and shapes in Ladies’ Tan and Black Vici Kid Oxtord Ties— patent leather—kid or the new fancy vesting tops—broad—medinm or narrow Actual $3.00 values. swe offer Ladies’ Tan and Black Ox- ford Ties, in qualities that cannot be approached elsewhere under $5. Made of the finest Viel Kid—strictly band- sewed—all shapes of toe. Spring and Summer For Ladies and Children. There are few shoe stores in the country whose stocks are as carefully selected as ours. A ma- jority of our styles are shaped on lasts of our own designing—and the leathers are of our own per- sonal selection. We sell no shoes of doubtful quality at ANY price. us busy. There’s a substantial saving all along the line. At*1.19 At 75° At*1.98 May Ball Slippers at a Saving. No other store begins to show such a variety of styles in May Ball Slippers as you will find here—and our prices are invariably the lowest. A beautiful assortment of White and Colored Kid Slippers—all sizes—all prices. A fine stock of Chil- dren’s Shoes, from a dollar a pair up. AMMULY SHOK STOR 310 and 312 Seventh Street. eadedeendete esbetedetsieenbeieesiesieetiesieceintoendentedoaindetnseieiosieadeiestgel eeabsioeesdedoeessiedenstesntotoenetediatetestatoeeftodeteg Well worth $1.98. od S oes | QOH Such values as these keep Fe are closing out a spectal lot of “Little Gents’ * Patent Leather Spring Heel Laced Shoes —sizes 9 to 13%, They are extremely heat In appearance and well worth $2.5 $1.00 and $1.25 we off in Patent Leather—Tan ¥ hey are complete in all sizes—and will wear better than any you've ever bought at these prices, we offer Ladies’ 10 and 15-inch Bicy- cle Boots—made of fiue Tan or Black Vici Kid. All sizes. These qnalities cannot be equaled elsewhere under §3 and $4 a pair, Ea DPD a eceedeeceee eee aeecentaceet atatee etoetoneed teceereoedee toate adoadratortratererdondoedecgeegertertertectretecontoatontontery nearly on a straight line drawn from one | position with respect to the neighboring to the other of these two stars, The Shifting Equinoxes. In the time of Hipparchus, in the second century B. C., the star Spica was in the northern hemisphere. It is now in the southern hemisphere, being a trifle over 10 degrees south of the celestial equator. The change has been brought about, not by any change in the star's position with reference to the surrounding stars, but by a change in the location of the Mne which divides the two hemispheres. The celestial equator ts the great circle in which the plane of the earth’s equator, indefinitely extended on all sides, cuts the starry sphere. Since the earth as it rotates on its axis has a slight Posttions of the Pyinaipal Stars which are above the Horizon May 1, 15, 31, at 9, 8, 7, p.m. 5 bright star Spica, while five other stars of the third and fourth magnitudes, midway between Spica and: Denebola, form its branching arms. THe central one of these five stars and the ‘brightest of the five is Gamma Virginis; a beautiful double star, interesting as one of the first of the double stars the cemponents of which were discovered by the elder Herschel to be revolving around ,#ach “other, forming “binary” system, | Virgo {s one of thé zodiacal constellations, the sixth, reckoned from Aries, but the sev- enth if we reckon from the present position of the vernal equinox at the beginning of the constellation Pisces. It follows Leo, and occupies the place of the “‘sign’’ Libra, which the sun entera: upon crossing the ce- Jestial equator from north to south, about the 21st of September. The autumnal equ nox—the point at which the sun crosses the equator on that cate—is at about two-fifths of the distance from Spica to Regulus, very gyratory motion—a motion which may be iikened to the wabbling of a spinning top— the plane of its equator, and consequently the line in which this plane cuts the celes- tial sphere, are continually changing their positions. The two points at which the ce- lestial equator and the ecliptic—the sun’s Ppath—cross each other are, as a conse- quence, slipping westward at a rate which in the last 2,000 years has changed their po- sition among the stars some thirty degrees —the length of a zodiacal “sign’’—and which in the course of about 26,000 years will carry them completely around the heavens. The discovery of movement, known as the “precession of the equinoxes,” ofie of the first grand discoveries of exact astron- omy, was made by Hipparchus by means of this very star Spica. Hipparchus found, upon comparing his own observations with those made 150 Years earlier, that Spica was about two degrees farther to the east than his predecessor had placed it, and aince its stars remained unaltered, it was evident that a change had taken place in the pos!- tion of the point—the equinox—from which the measurements were taken. ‘The Hydra, Cup and Crow. Below Leo and Virgo stretches the enor- mous Hydra, or Water Snake, its head be- ing about midway between Regulus and Procyon, its tail between Spica and the southeastern horizon. The brightest star in this constellation, Cor Hydrae, the Hydra’s Heart, is at about one-fourth of the distance from the head to the extrem- ity of the tail. It forms with Regulus and Procyon a large right-angled triangle, and though of only the second magnitude, is conspicuous from its loneliness. Upon the back of the Hydra stand the Cup (Crater) and the Crow (Corvus). With the aid of the figures of them given on the accom- panying chart they should be found easily. The Crow is the more conspicuous of the two: Its four brighter stars—the brightest of the third magnitude—form a trapezium, an irregular four-sided figure, of about haif the size of the bowl of the Great Dipper. The Planets. Mercury will be a morning star until May 30, visible as such during the first half of the month very nearly in the east. Venus is a magnificent object in the western sky throughout the evening, re- maining above the horizon until long after 10 p.m. She will be at her greatest bril- liancy on June 1, although then only one quarter of her disk will be illuminated, her Phase then being that of the moon when about three and a half days old. lars is a morning star, in the constella- tion Pisces, rising in the early part of the month at about 4 a.m. Jupiter, in the Scorpion, is an evening star, and is now above the horizon at 9 p.m. He will be in opposition to the sun on the 27th of this month. Since March 27 Jupiter has been “retrograding”’ — moving westward among the stars—and this move- Ment will continue until July 29. Jupiter will this year run too low to be seen well through a telescope in the northern hemi- sphere; this remark applies also to Saturn and Uranus. Saturn is an evening star in Sagittar! about two hours east of Jupiter. Uranu: also an evening star. is nearly in conjunc- tion with Jupiter. Neptune, in Taurus, is an evening star, setting soon after 9 p.m. ———__+2+—___ Alcohol Among Birds. From the Popular Sclence Monthly. Cow blackbirds are common to this lo- cality during the summers; and they are found in our pastures with the cattle. I have never found their eggs in the nests of other birds, but they are Mormonistic in their habits, one often having as many as a dozen wives, and I have known the crow blackbird to have more than one mate, Some years ago an article went the rounds of the newspapers telling of a man catching a flock of crows by soaking corn in alcohol and ieaving it for the crows to eat, and when they ie drunk he caught — I tried bread crumbs soaked Ww! on sparrows, but they would not eat’ them, and I finally got a crow, and though I kept him until he was very hungry I could not get him to eat corn soaked in whisky, and he found no diffi- culty in picking up every unsoaked kernel and “leaving the others. You may draw your own moral, but I am satisfied that the crow will not eat food saturated with al- cohol. He is either’too unci or too telligent. in = AUSTRIAN TRADE COMBINATIONS, Prevailing Tendency is to Form ints. The prevailing tendency in Austria at present is to form trusts in every branch of industry, according to a recent report te the State Department from Consul Hugh Donzelmann at Prague. The advance in the price of raw material, and the increas ing competition are advanced as reasons for the formation of the trusts, and, while it is conceded that one of the results will be to deprive a number of laborers in dite ferent branches of some of their earpings by reducing the hours of labor, still, as they obtain steady employment at regular Wages, trusts are claimed to be of the grea: est benefit to the greatest number. The judiciary department of the governe ment, aided by the minister of commerce, {# reported to be working on @ general law governing the formation and conduct of trusis. A noteworthy fact in connection with the coal strike last winter, which caused much suffering among the people, is cited by Consul Donzelmann. A number of wealthy manufacturers, employing between 5,000 an4 10,000 people, when confronted during the winter with the choice of closing their face tories, or losing money by paying the curs Tent prices for coal, continued to run with full force, rather than throw all their pev- ple out of employment at that critical cold season. Austrian manufacturers, says the consul, ecmplain against the United States tariff, which they claim shuts them out of the American market, but they do not take into consideration the tariff policy in Austria, which is strongly protective, and absolutes ly prohibltory as to some articles, the duty upon some lines of trade being so large as to make it impossible for Americans to com- pete in the Austrian market with home manufacturers. =. Hunyadi Matyas The “SEAL BRAND” Best Hungarian Aperient Water