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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27
L BUTLER WHO STOOD ON HIS
DIGNITY.

His Quarrel and Duel With the Father OF
the Present Earl of Rosebery.
From the New York Sun.
A man who helped to make a curious dplo-
matte episode in the days of Louis Philippe's
reign died a few days ago in Passy, suburb OF
Paris. He was known among his neighbors
simply as Francois. and for half century or
more he had lived at leisure on the profits nc
cruing to him from duel which he had fought
in his youth with the father OF the present
Earl of Rosebery, secretary of state for foreign
affairs in Mr. Gladstones cabinet.
Francois had resigned his place as a nom
commissioned officer in the French cavalry to
assume the more lucrative duties of butler in
the house OF q conspicuous French statesman
One day old Lord Rosebery came to see his
master about the business of the British gov
ernment Francois declared that he could not
deliver Lord Rosebery's card to his master, who
was then engaged, and advised Lord Rosebery,
whom he did not recognize, to secure letter
granting an audience and return later This
was too much for the British statesman and
thrusting his card into Francois hand, he COM
manded him angrily to deliver it at once
Francois, after starting away with the card,
stopped to read the name on it. Lord Rose
berry reproved him 50 sharply that Francois re-
piled impudenty. An exchange Of angry
"OEuS IOuOWeu, anu the master OF the house
came to the reception room to learn the cause
of the disturbance. Francois was discharged
at once. On the next day Lord Rosebery re-
ceived this note:
.'Sir: Yesterday was servant; today am
a free man. 1 no longer allow your insults to
pass. AS a former officer in the cavalry OF the
French army demand satisfaction
Lord Rosebery accepted the challenge, and
two shots were exchanged without injury to
anybody concerned. Francois WAS satisfied.
but Lord Rosebery was nettled at the thought
that his antagonist might at any time lay aside
the dignity OF a retired officer to become a
butler again, ard thus expose hin, to the re-
preach OF having fought with a servant. He
therefore gave Francois an annuity of 1000
francs on the condition of his abstaining from
domestic service in the future. and thus pre-
serving his personality as a retired man Of
honor. Francois fulfilled his part of the agree
meat as faithfully did Lord Rosebery, and
never worked afterward; at least. that is what
is affirmed by the French newspapers which
have incorporated this story in their obituary
notices Of the butler of honor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27

The orthodox old-school doctors considered dis.
ease an organized enemy which carried on an
actual warfare within the body. Heroic remedies,
powerful pills and pellets were, therefore, hurled
like shot and shell to dsplace the invisible enemy
The belief today is that disease is delicate or.
ganization out of gear and working with friction.
Have you had the grip,
Has 1t left you weak and nervous' Then you
know what disease is.
You need something to rob the nerves OF ir-
ritability and make the system capable Of making
vigorous, rudy, healthy blood.
Then, above all things, use Paine's celery com.
pound. Thousands of people have set their stamp
of approval on it. Ii is in the line of progress lis
discoverer recognized that weakness. lasstude and
lack of energy mean that more nervous force is
being used than is produced.
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power and great wealth. They have the power
of life and death over the Cinnamon here.
Were | to tell you that the Six Companies have
sentenced not one but twenty men to death,
and that the sentence in every case has been
executed. would tell you only what such men
as c. B. Harton. newspaper reporter who has
made work among the Chinese speciality for
ten years. has time and again published over
his own signature.
MILLIONS FOR CHINA.
''How do these Six Companies stand in
China?'
They are recognized by the Chinese gov
eminent as the real power of that empire in
this country. The Chinese consul general is
an ex-officio member of their executive COM
mit:ee and counsels with their president These
companies have for years taken charge OF the
moneys of the Chinese of the Pacific slope
from Alaska to Guatemala and of the United
States. and they have constantly on deposit an
enormous amount of money here Their de-
posts i'll the banks of San Francisco often run
up as high as three millions of gold COLL and
within the last forty years they have shipped
out OF this country to China the enormous sum
of s225. OOO. 900 in gold. This money was made
up of the savings of Chinese laborers and the
profits of Chinese merchants. and if today the
Chinese were sent out of the United States
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nesses Of newspaper quilted together and
made into a garment that covers the entire
body from the throat to the thighs. he arms
himself with a long-barreled revolver and
knife and goes into the street and waits for the
man he is to kill. When the man comes along
he begins his work, regardless Of the presence
OF the police, and he finishes it. though he may
know he is to hang for it the next day. This
sounds horrible. but such things have been
done in San Francisco, and will. doubt not
be done again. Only few weeks ago one of
these men named Lee Sing killed Chinaman
named Yik with three policemen in sight Of
him. He had drawn the black bean Of the
society, which sentenced him to kill this man
Yick, and he killed him. There were four men
killed by the highbinders at this time They
were killed because they had registered them
selves and had urged other Cinnamon to do
the same-in other words. to obey tho laws Of
the United States. The highlander society
held meeting and drew lots as to who should
Kill the men, and they were all killed accord
ing to the drawing. Do you wonder that the
Chinese are afraid to fight their own people
rather than the laws Of the United States? 1
have had opposition of this kind to contend
with ever since have been in office out here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27
An Early Experience of Eishop Brooke.

From the Boston saturday Evening Gazette
Dr. Edward Swasey of this city sends the fol-
lowing story which relates to the boyhood of
the late Bishop Brooks:
When a mere lad he, with one of his brothers,
was sent on short visit to his aunt, his father
only sister, on well-stocked farm in Maine.
They both were making the most of their
holiday and enjoying to the full measure every
moment OF their time But at length Sunday
morning came and with it the sound OF church
bells and the usual family preparations to
attend church. But the boy '.Phil" had sud-
denly disappeared and no one knew where he
had betaken himself to. Diligent search was
made. both through the house and through the
barn for him. but he did not appear At last
my mother looked under the bed in the guest s
chamber (the least frequented chamber in a
country house, and there she found the future
bishop Of Massachusetts,. Poor boy! he had
probably had some inkling of what the church
service meant in those days in a Congrega-
tlonal country church. both as to duration and
the length of the sermon. His little scheme to
secure forenoon out of doors rather than
spend 1t shut up in churches had been frus-
trated. He was brought into the light, how
ever, and taken to church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27
WHY MEN LOSE AT PLAY,
Because They DO Not Know When It's Tim
to Stop.


Because They DO Not Know When It's Time
to Stop.
"GambIe is nv name and gamble ia INV busi.
.. 80 A. H:. 80 s'AOe :, my ou'..
rs .".u VIC piop''e'oi Vi apopuar resort
NJ monte Oario 10 STAR reporter "Ihere is
not much money in it. however. People talk
about the percentage in favor of the bank as if
nobodv ever could heat il Rnt il docs No,
.or,.. ., :. 80. - - m
a'noun' W 80 very hiuch ai"r an. ihere Is
that faro table Tor example. 1t has been rum
ming for the last three months without making a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27

From Forest and stream
1t appears to be pretty clearly demonstrated
that the Mongolian pheasant can stand the win
tiers Of New England and northern New York,
and that he has nothing to fear from climate
on this coast. This has been demonstrated
not by single experiment, but by several.
. 1t is now well known that the pheasants
turned out some years ago at Tuxedo Park did
well and scattered themselves over a great
range of country in New Jersey and southern
New York. They are killed from time to time
in Rockland and Sullivan counties. n. Y, and
seem in the wild state to be slowly on the in
crease. Some pheasants imported two or three
wears ago to Flanders. l.. l., by Mr. H. ID,
Auchincloss, have done well out of doors and az e
increasing. Last season Mr.. Austin w. Wads-
worth of Livingston county, NY, turned out
ten birds and they survived the bitter weather
of the winter just past. On another page Mr.
Wallace of Connecticut gives another instance
of their hardness
We are familiar with the rapid increase of
this beautiful species on the west coast where
all the conditions are in its favor. where climate
Is milder. food more abundant and easily had,
and enemies fewer. But with strict protection
a somewhat similar increase might take place
In the central west and even on the Atlantic
coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27

gust the sun shines upon succession Of these
sad anniversary days. In one respect the 3Oth
OF May memorial stands separate and distinct
from the custom observed in apy other
country: our memorial day is held in honor of
the patriotic dead. No other nation on earth
so consecrates the graves of her heroes.
Another distinctly American feature. and the
most pathetic of all the memorial day ceremo-
Mes is that of decorating the cross in memory
OF the unknown dead. There is something
tangible in the mound heaped above pulseless
heart, though that heart never throbbed the
quicker for your coming, but in the history of
the world there is nothing to parallel the simple
pathos Of that cross with its suppliant ont
stretched arms, telling the mute story Of the
thousands who must sleep "unkneIled, uncof-
fined and unknown" until the reveille on the
resurrection morn wakens them for the last
grand review before the Great Captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27

Paines celery compound wtn make you wen n
you are weak. Here is a recent letter from Me.
Ransom Philips OF Addison, n. Y enclosing .
photograph Of his sister, given above.
III have bought three bottles Of Psines celery
compound for my sister.
''she had stroke Of paralysis some three or
four years ago. but she got better 50 that she was
around. Then she had the grip and 1t len her
weak and nervous, with q bad cough. She wss
reading some Of the letters from prominent people
about Paines celery compound and she mentioned
it to me, and told her she had better have some.
got her bottle. She took this one and when
that was gone 1t had done her 30 much good that
went and got two more bottles
~ carried one Of them home to my wife who b
quite nervous, and 1t also helped her"
1t makes people well 1t cures where everything
else falls Try it and you win be convinced.
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Seasonable Weather Item.

From a st. Lonis EXCHANGE.
Every one has seen the toy called the weather
cock, but few persons understand the principle
on which il is made. Its mechanism consists
of piece Of catgut. Catgut swells with mols-
ture. and as it absorbs the dampness it shrinks
in the direction of its length Its shrinking
turns a rod. which causes the little male figure
to come out of the house. while the drying OF
the cord draws back the man and sends out
the woman. Everybody knows how a window
cord will tighten the approach OF wei
weather, and the principle is the same.
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She liked the Old Kind Best.

From Quips.
1t was down in Chautauqua village that .
gay young soldier had his sweetheart Such .
beauty she was, too.
1t happened that he sent her down from
Buffalo pot of cold cream to keep her checks
as fresh as the budding rose.
When he came down to visit her again he
asked how she liked his little gift.
The taste WAS very nice, she said with
rather a sickly smile, "but 1 think 1 like the
other kind of cream best"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27

ITH THE RETURN
ing sprlngtide and the
roses returns the day
long dedicated to the
nations dead. The sad
memorial anniversary
marking a laure l
twined epoch in the
nations history, when
pansies for thoughts,
rosemary for remem-
brance. myrtle for love
and amaranths, bright
ll 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27
They Are Few,

From the New Haven Register
These are days when the newspapers that do
not use cuts must feel lonely. 1t would be in
teresting to know in what other way the hap
penings of the day, especially the Columbian
episodes. could be so effectively presented to
the large majority Of people who do not see
theW In person
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-27
FRAGRANT FLOWERS
That Will Be Strewn Over the
Soldiers Graves
LONG BEEN USED

10 Mark Respect and Affection for the
Dead-Some Of the Customs That Pre-
vailed Among the Ancients in This Mat
ter-Practices Now Obtaining in Different
Countries.
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VI vi IL
interesting men in the
United states az pres
ent time is Mr..
John c. Quinn. the
United States collector
of internal revenue for
the southern district of
California He is the
man who has been
making the fight in
California for the re-
striction of Chinese
immigration and who,
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CHINESE PROCLAMATION AGAINST GEARY LAW.
that it cost the companies between five and six
thousand dollars to land this girl and the COM
panles stick to their own people TO the last.
ends and they are honest in carrying out the
| most immoral of their contracts"
The GREAT CHINESE LOTTERY.
slow about the Chinese lottery?'- Il asked
''This is one of the great sources OF revenue
for the companies. They run lotteries in
every city and town IN the United States, Can
ada. Mexico. British America and Alaska. The
lottery Is honest as far IA the drawing is con-
cerned. 1t is a Chinese affair aud man can win
if he happens to mark the right number of spots
on his ticket ten thousand dollars for the
payment of twenty-five cents. A drawing is
held twice a day. morning and evening. and it
is estimated that the Six Companies make
$40 600 a day out of it. This lottery is cor
rupting San Francisco. The whites we'll
the Chinese engage in It. The police have
tried TO break ii up and both the city and state
have passed laws against it. but it does a
greater business today than ever.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE HIGHBrSDERs.
Suppose a Chinaman refuses to obey the
Six Companies, Mr.. QUINN" said l. what
happens then?'
In the first place he is ostracised," was the
reply. Next begins the persecution that will
ruin his business if he is merchant, or cost
him his place if he is laborer. All help in
time of sickness or financial trouble will be de-
MED him, and fourth his bones will have to lie
after his death in alien soil instead of being
boiled. cleaned, scraped and polished and sent
back to China. This means dsbarment from
the heaven OF Confucius forever. So much for
lawful persecution. II his crime of disobedi-
ence Is important enough it may cause his
death. and this will be brought about by the
highlander societies of the Chinese. or
the longs. they called. The Six Com
panies claim that they have no connection with
the longs. but not long ago when two of these
/ societies were engaged IN murderous war
! upon each other and the Chinese consul gen.
eral and the Chinese merchants joined with the
| police to try to stop their murders, the Six
| Companies refused to do thing or give
dollar to hinder the crime or 70 punish the
| guilty"
| KILLED FOR oBEYING THE LAW.
| What are the highbInders?" / asked.
The Chinese highlander" was the reply.
lis Chinaman who never works. but lives IF
OF the earnings of bad women and the proceeds
OF blackmail He doesn't need to have u mans
secret to threaten him, but he has merely to go
TO MIN and say. Unless you pay the highlander
society S0OO or more. the NAV be,
before Saturday night. will kill YOU There
Is no half way measure about it, and should
the merchant thus blackmaled cause the
hlShblnders arrest his doom is sealed The
highlander cares nothing for the law. Cloth
ing himself with a coat of mail made either of
tine steel chains or Of twenty or thirty thick
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He-"what a charming young woman! She
speaks on every topic with equal ease" She
"A matter of atayism, my dear. Her grand
father was q barber.-Le Figaro"
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MUST THE CHINESEGO2
Celestial Crime as It Exists on the
Pacific Slope.
AN OFFICIALS VIEWS
Chinese Lotteries Which Net $4,000 A Day
The Chinese Millionaires of San
Francisco and the Rich Six Companies
The Higibindcrs and Their Murders.

Special Correspondcnre 81 The Evening Star
SAN FRASCIsCo. May. 1898.
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have promised to protect the Cinnamon who
have obeyed the laws; hut what can YOU do?
1t is an outrage. but how can you help it? You
have to fight organized crime and organized
money.
Il suppose the Chinese of this city are very
wealthy?'
Yes; there are at least twenty milionaires
among them. and the $1,000 Chinese of San
Francisco have their hands on all the Chinese
money In the United States As to rich men,
take, for instance, Wong Fat. one of the twenty
Chinese milllonalres of San Francisco. He
owns little store on Dupont street and the
room he occupies is only twenty by fifty, but
he has branches in every town in southern
California and he has establishments in Denver
Salt Lake. Kansas City, Omaha. st. Louis. Chi
caSo. minneapolis, st. Paul. Indianapolis and
New York. His branches in these other towns
nave smaller branches radiating over the whole
country, and he gets reports from every one of
them. The Chinese in New York and Wash
ingtop report to the Six Companies here Just
the same as the man who lives few doors away
from the company's offices. Wong Fat himself
controls more than 2, 900 iaborers and the most
OF these have been struggled into this country.
Ii costs Chinaman 5000 to be struggled into
the United States. and he pays this money over
to the SIX Companies out of his wages He is
landed and rented out by the companies to one
OF these rich Cinnamon. Wong Fat. for in
stance. at $50 month. Wong Fat rerents him
at $50 a month to some one else and of the
money he earns the laborer gets only from six
to eight dollars month till the 5000 due the
Six Companies is paid II he Is sick. how
ever. he Is taken care Of and if he dies his
bones are sent back to China
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THE MISTAKE AS TO PHOTOGRAPHS.

81 think that the greatest mistake that has
been made in the Geary act was the removing
the provision requiring photographs. A China
man will MAIN himself in anyway in order to
fit any description needed.and one Of the most
skillful Chinese doctors IN the United States was
employed to help along the smuggling. This was
Dr. La Pc Tai who had practice of some
thing like 800. 0O0 a year, about one-third Of
which he got from white people. La Pc Tai
made moles. scars and hairips to hold his
countrymen in this country. lie died only
few weeks ago and he was buried with great
honor. The photographs. however. beat tho
Cinnamon. Being Of nearly the same height
and looking much the me they can make
themselves correspond to other mems pass
ports, but they could not make themselves
look like other mems photographs. The snug
CLING Of them nets the Chinese large fortunes
every year. and / don't wonder that they
fought the law. What will be the end Of it
can't tell. What have said to you is nothing
in comparison with what l might say Ire
whole situation is an outrage upon America
and American civilization"
FRANZ G. CARPENTER.
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country. To- settle their disputes without re-
course to the courts punish the offenders, take
care of the sick. and above all. send bones of
the Chinese who died in America back to
China This they do today. but they have
grown from q small organization to a great
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CHINESE PROCLAMATION AGAINST GEARY LAW.
that it cost the companies between five and six
thousand dollars to land this girl and the COM
panies stick to their own people TO the last.
They spare no expense to accomplish their
ends and they are honest in carrying gu. the
most immoral of their contracts"
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THE EARLY CHRISTIAN FATHERS.
Another poet promises dead 10

ct shall thy grave with rising flowers be dressed
And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast.
here shall the morn her earliest tears bestow.
There the first roses of the year shall blow I"
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THE ROMANS PASSION FOR FLOWERS
The Romans of ancient days were born
voluptuaries and flowers was one of their
greatest passions. Living, they lavished start
ling sums upon the gratifying of this passion,
and In death they asked to be surrounded by
flowers. The dead were placed upon couches
OF flowers and were crowned with roses: the
passage OF the funeral procession was laid thick
with flowers; flowers lined the tomb and If the
earth covered the dead from sight the rough
made mound was hidden from view under car
pets of flowers. Curious wills vet in existence
show the love that people had for flowers. A
French lady bequeathed to the Academy of
Toulouse large income, exclusively for the
CURED that every three years. on the day of
the commencement of the floral games. the
members of the academy should visit and
spread flowers on her tomb.
Roses were esteemed above all other flowers
by the ancents and entered more largely into
their decorations than any other blossom. They
were lavishly used in the adornment of tombs
and burial places. The ancents we're careful
to renew the plants placed about the sepulchral
urn, so that each season the tomb might be
surrounded by continual spring These
flowers were regarded as sacred and as a relic
OF the deceased The Romans considered this
care SO agreeable to the departed that wealthy
citizens bequeathed by will entire gardens to
be reserved for furnishing their tombs with
flowers. They also often ordered that their
heirs, or those whom they left a legacy for the
care of their ashes, should meet together every
year on the anniversary OF their death and dine
near their tomb, scattering roses about the
place. Inscriptions to this effect we're place |
upon the tombs and many Of them are yet de-
cipherable. On a tomb near Venice there is
such an inscription mentionino n donation