Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10
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Wisconsin and several other states that I
know of drinking bars all have a glass Of
dry quinine with spoon. and. ms the Gus
toner drinks the goods lie orders, he can
spoon out just as much Quinine as he
thinks he needs.
I'm Arkansas at this season of the year
a half teaspoonful of quinine Is a hand
some thing to mix with your bar room
goods. 1t gives the world brighter look
In wisconsin quinine is universally used
ior colds 1t Is rather strange for me to
nave 10 Duy qu1nine in a drug store for all
my life have got 1t In the bar rooms
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I was glad to observe that the chiefs of
the various department bureaus" said a
we'll known official. took a sensible view
of the storm of last week and did not
take any notice Of the time that the clerks
reported for work on the morning follow
ing. This is as 1t should be- 1t Is an emer-
gency case, pure and simple If clerks,
and especially those who have to depend
on subuI ban steam or trolley systems.
ever had an excuse for being a few min
utes late 1t was on that occasion. Lots
OF them hurried on to their Offices though
.ney mad TO leave roofless houses. AS far
as can learn no one was complained Of
Tor being late. 1t would be rather tough
on man or woman clerk to blame them
Tor nelng tardy on morning after such a
terrible storm"
One Of the most important cases is
down for decision on Monday next, when
the United States Supreme Court reassem-
Dies Tor the fall term" said prominent
member of the Supreme Court bar 1T
IS the California irrigation case which ex-
PRESIDENT Harrison argued In March last
Inc case involves the constitutionality of
what Is known as the Wright irrigation
act On this act bonds were issued by
various corporations and syndicates en-
gagged in frrigating immense tracts of
lands, amounting to over s6,OOO,OOO in the
aggregate. AS far as actual money Is
concerned 1t is the most important case
which has been before the court for many
years.
The lower United States court held that
the irrigation bonds were unconstitutional
and down they dropped in price, until they
were seldom quoted by any one. The state
employed the lawyers to defend the con-
stitutionality of the bonds, for unless irrf-
cation can be carried on bv this means,
California cannot be regarded for many
years more as an agricultural state. With
irrigation 1t enters into a future brighter
than Its brightest geld prospects at any
Time Gen. Harrison vas paid $4,000 for
his argument the day he completed it, The
court found itself terribly mixed up when
IT tried to arrive at decision last spring
one OF the justices said there were no
1t may be that they are in the same fix
yet. The stock gamblers of San Fran
cisco. New York and Chicago, on informa-
ION or pointers from Washington, have
oeen makl"" 4 number of deals in the
bonds recent. There will be fortunes
made and lost on the decision
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Parents will find that an occasional
visit to the public schools will be of ad-
vantage to them. and to their children, y
said an experienced teacher. while the
teacher rarely cares for visit from par
ents for the sake of the visit itself, they
are-especially the conscientious teachers
very anxious to meet parents at the be-
ginning of the school year. By having a
proper understanding between parents and
teachers the work of the pupil is lessened
The system that now prevails in the
schools is not that which obtained when
the average parent of today went to school
Whether there has been improvement OF
not, there certainly has been change
parents can only learn of these changes
by giving 1iit tie time to the matter. Moth
ing is more annoying to the average teach
er than growls from parents. or visits made
for the purpose of growing, and that only
On the other hand nothing is more agree
able to a teacher than the Knowledge that
tHc pdTeHt appreciates INe Work mat Is
Icing done in educating their children
While do not approve of frequent visits
l really think that parents should visit
the schools attended by their children al
least once in each three months. There
are some teachers who have as many as
forty pupils in their class who are not
favored by one parental visit during the
entire school term. This may sound strange
but l am sorry to say 1t is true and is a
matter of record"
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IT'S an evil wind that blows no good >
is an adaSe much appreciated by the manu-
facturers of stogies and cheroots during
the past three years, while hard times
have been prevalent throughout the coun-
try. cigar dealer. commenting on this
tendency OF good to come to some people
from every misfortune. said to Star re-
porter today:
Previous to three years ago I seldom
sold anything in the form Of a cigar fol-
less than cents. 1 handled but one brand
Of cheroots for the accommodation Of a
very email part of my trade. Since the
country has suffered from dull times there
has been great change. Thousands OF
people have had their incomes curtaile6
and find 1t difficult to break off the tobacco
habit. They like good cigars. but rather
than have none at all they smoke chear
ones, and tobacco Is now so cheap that a
fair smoke can be gotten for very little
money. The result is that manufacturers
of stogies and cheroots are reaping such q
harvest as they have never known in this
country. New brands are constantly com.
ing out and the factories are being ex-
tended to supply the demand. Hard times
are good times for these branches OF
trade.
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when / was out west last summer
said Chief Clerk Doyle of the civil serv.
ice commission, Il visited a post office vi
in Minnesota and came across the mos
remarkable case 1 have ever discovered
The post office was isolated and but little
reading material found its way there. TIL;
postmaster was an old settler who hat
held his place many years. 1 found hin
reading a copy of the Congressional Rec
ord intcntly one day that 1 remarked
that he seemed exceedingly fond of poll
tics. The old man looked up and said:
Young man. l have never failed to rea(
the Congressional Record every day O.
my life for twenty-eight years, that Is
every day during the sessions of Congress
I began doing this shortly after the Wal
and have kept it up since"