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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
STREET CAR CONDUCTORS.
diplomacy That IL Required in thu
Collection of Fares,


Collection of Fares.
From the New Orleans Times-D Democrat
That man will not last long as street car
CONDUCTOR, said the observer. Strange"
said his neighbor ''for 1 had just been
thinking what a remarkably good-lookIng
fellow he was. quite above the average In
intelligence What do you see wrong In
him" Simply that he lacks the funda-
mental qualification for the position He Is
not harmoniZer, and I am afraid ne is
lazy, for he yielded to a petty temptation
See those two gentlemen seated on oppa-
site sides Of the aisle in the front seats?
l happen to know those men are violent
personal enemies and have not spoken to
each other for years. When the conductor
went to collect their fares one was holding
nickel In his hand, the other a dime The
carman gathered in the coins. crossed his
right arm over and gave the nickel as
coin was stnl hot from the hand Of his
enemy, and I saw the blood rise TO the
mans cheek and I believe he would have
broken loose II he had been sure whether
to throw the money in the face Of the rail-
road man or the hated passenger. He fin
gered the nickel as IL it were infected and
finally dropped 1t into his outside coat
pocket to cool off. Now, of course, the
enmities Of all the passengers he collected
from, but an experienced man with a true
conductor instinct would never have taken
the chance, and would have dumped the
coin into his big pocket, even II he bi ought
1t straight out again.
THE case was an extreme one, but every
day the carman Is called on to use dis
erection in handing out money. To collect
five-cent piece from filthy track hand
and at once transfer 1t to a superfine wo-
man OF the upper crust Is about the limit
of indiscretion, but I have seen even that
done more than once. There is something
especially offensive in the oily warmth of
coin that has been held for several min
utes in the hand, and it Is a cardinal prin-
ciple in street raiiroadies' that each piece
shall be passed through the purifying mon
ey pouch on its way from passenger to pas
senger I saw a curious violation of the
rule the other day, when a pretty girl gave
a nickel to a new conductor who passed it
across to dude opposite The man at
once piped out that the coin was no good
and entered into violent alteration, which
ended In the young woman ringing the bell
and leaving the car. although only half
way hOme.h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
MINING IN CANADA.
Growth of Iron and Steel Industry I'm
the Dominion.

From the Montreal Quebec Star.
The chief cause of the development in
our mining business and the large steel
plants now being opened up is the fact that
the locations chosen afford facilities for the
economic assembling OF the material re-
quired for the manufacture OF steel; oppor-
tunities for receiving the raw product and
shipping the finished such as few other
places in the world possess. The govern
ment aid is but an indication that We as
a people have confidence in the resources OF
the country, and take this means OF at
tracing attention to them. We have no
such delusion as a belief that capitalists
will establish Industries In this country
only because We offer aid when such indus
tries lack substantial foundation. We be-
lieve that We occupy an exceptionally ia
vorable position for carrying on the manu-
facture of iron and steel that our manufac-
turers can readily hold their own in get
ting fair share of the worlds trade
against any other country.
At the present time we have a home mar
ket of some little account. The total i'm
portation OF iron and steel manufactures
to Canada last year amounted in value to
81, 2SS 637, of which over seventeen mill
ions and a half came from the United
States. and little over three millions and
quarter from Great Britain. 1t Is not ex-
travagant TO hope that a large proportion
OF that which we imported from the United
States, at least, Will soon be made in our
own country. 1t certainly can be. There
is equally no reason In the world why Can
ada should not utilize her resources and
build steel vessels for the rest of the world
just as We'll as her neighbors. The indus
try is one natural to us, Ii was In years
past to build wooden ships when there was
demand for such, till we ranked among
the leading shipbuilding countries of the
world.
Canadians were then utilizing the natu-
raj resources OF the forest Their mining
resources are equally wealthy and there
Is no good reason why Canada should not
take an equally high place among the steel
shipbuilding countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
DANGER IN EXERTION.
OvertaxatiOn of the Organs of the
Body Dangerous.

Body Dangerous.
From the Nineteenth Century.
In the body, as we all know are certain
organs, charged to do certain duties and
health consists in the successful perform
ance of these duties. The heart, for ex-
ample, has to pump the blood to every part
of the body: the glands of the mouth and
the glands OF the stomach and other parts
of the digestive region to supply juices
which will change the food Of our kitchens
into food that the various tissues of the
body can appropriate for their own use;
the lungs, the skin, the liver and the kid
neys have to separate, each in it's different
way, impurities from the blood. Now we
may be Skillful as chemists or nechani-
clans, bat our skill falls far short of under
taking the work which these organs per-
form. On these organs we absolutely de-
pend, and there is no doing without them
or replacing them. By what action of ours
can we then insure health? Only SO far as
this: That We must take care to give these
organs the conditions that they require for
easy and successful working. We must not
add to.their labors, we must not throw diff
hculties in their way.
IT, for example We live in the impure at
mosphere OF rooms in which the air is not
regularly and Thoroughly renewed we breathe
back into our lungs the poison of which
we have already got rid. and notwithstand-
ing every effort Of our lungs, thus disad-
Vantaged. the blood becomes more and more
vitiated: or If we make use of clothing or
bedding never sufficiently exposed to the
free air and saturated with human emana-
tions or of clothing which restraints the
passage Of air, and SO interferes with the
true working Of the skin in its constant CO.
operation with the lungs to purify the blood
breathing" being a joint labor of skin
ana lungs; or II we eat an excess of nitro
genous food. such as meat. or the overnitro-
genous lentfl or bean. we throw undue work
on the kidneys. as the system refuses to
take up more than definite amount of the
heterogeneous element; in all such cases and
IN many others We do not establish the
right conditions of living for the body. and
sooner or later incur the penalties of ILL.,
health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
THE BRITISH SUBJECT,
The English Law Covering Birth and
Naturalization.

From the London Telegraph.
1t Is natural that we, in these tight little
islands. should jealousy guard the social
advantages. the protection and field for ad-
vancement which are enjoyed by those who
can claim to be British subjects But in the
eyes of the law there is considerable confu-
sion as to the necessary qualifications which
outsiders must show before they can be ad-
mitted to all the privileges of citizenship.
On this account the home secretary APP
pointed an inter-departmental committee
eighteen months ago to report upon the
doubts and difficulties which have arisen in
connection with the Interpretation and ad-
ministration of the acts relating to natural
tzation, and to advise whether legislation
for the amending Of those acts is desirable,
and. If SO. what scope and direction such
legislation should take" Who is british
subject? The committee point out that:
ITO the common law belongs the funda-
mental principle that any person who Is
born within his maJesty's dominions Is from
the moment Of his birth British subject,
whatever may be the nationality Of either
or both of his parents, and however tenn
porary and casual the circumstances de-
termining the locality Of his birth may have
BEEN"
The child Of an alien enemy born in q
part Of his majesty's dominions which is at
the time in hostile occupation is not a Brit
tsh subject. Again, the child born within
the uOHillllOHS OF an ambassador or
other diplomatic agent accredited to the
crown by foreign sovereign is not a Brit
ish subject. The limits OF this latter excep-
ton have not been exactly ascertained
The kings son Is always British subject
wherever he may be born. With this ex-
ception the acquisition Of the status Of a
British subject by parents rests on statute
law. A person whose father or paternal
grandfather was born within his maJesty's
domfnions is deemed q natural-born British
subject. although he himself was born
abroad.
To the category Of persons who are Brit
tsh subjects by reason of their birth having
taken place within his majesty's dominions
must be added those who are born on board
British ship. Some doubt exists as to the
extent OF this rule. There seems to be no
doubt. the committee remark, that q person
Is nAturai-born British subject who Il
(a) Born on board q British ship OF war.
wherever such ship may be;
(b) Born on board British merchant vas
sci on the high seas
1t II suggested that q simple rule should
be made that any child on Q Aoreieu ship
while In British waters should not he
deemed to be q subject Of this country,
owing to this accident Of birth: but, on the
other hand. an infant who first looks out
on life under the white and red ensign.
wherever 1t may dy anoat Il apparently a
subject OF the king, though he be as black
as ebony or his father be this country's
most deadly enemy.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
Old Names for Guns.

FoW inc Uehtiemans magazine.
As the use OF artillery became more COM
mon and the advantages Of portability ana
greater rapidity Of FIRE were recognized.
guns. except among the orientals became
smaller. but OF better workmanship and
construction. Inventors began to try their
hands at ell sorts Of improvements or at
tempts at Improvement, and In the course
OF hundred years or so the number OF
different pieces Of cannon. large and small.
muzzle or breech loading. was simply
legion. There were cannon, cannon royal
and demi-cannon. three or four classes of
culvertns. bombards. nortars. perriers. SER
pentines. carthouns, curtalls. passevoIants
or xemrantanas, basflislxs orgues, sakers,
mtnlons. mojanes. falcons and falconets,
robtnets. fowlera. bases. sings port pieces,
murderers. brakes. aspics double dogs and
iagtors to say nothing OF ribadoquins, n.y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
New wireless Telesraphy.
From the Scientific American.

Frum the oclentinc AmerIcan-
A system Of wireless telegraphy, the mes
sages OF which It is stated cannot be tap
ped or received by any instrument other
than that for which they are destined. has
been invented by a London electrical en-
gineer. Mr.. johnson. Each transmitter In
this system has differently tuned reeds.
and when It IL desired to send q message,
the tune OF the receiver to receive the same
must first OF all be ascertained and the
transmitter must be adjusted accordingly.
rendering II absolutely impossible for mee-
sages to be tapped. The admiralty has ex-
amined the .system and are % impressed
with its ADVANTAGES that three battle shtpe
carrying out expsr1mentA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
BOWLING.

Golden Eagles Win Three Games From
business Mems Team.
There may be things for which the bowl
ers OF the South Washington Business
Mems team ara today giving thanks, but
the result Of last nights match at the
Golden Eagle alieys,where the South wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
SECOND GAME.
Totals. IA p

For a time the wind-up game seemed
evenly In favor of the teams, but toward
the close a long lead by the Eagles was
apparent, and the members of the home
team had no difficulty in putting nearly a
hundred pins between themselves and the
enemy by the end of the game. The score
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
FIRST GAME.

The second game was the ground work
of seedy exhibition by the players from
South Washington. The team played con-
sistently bad, the individual scores ranging
between 154 and 127. There was little of
interest In the contest. and the spectators
welcomed it's finish. The score follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
Lighting Company Bowlers Won.

The bowling teams representing the
transportation department and the lighting
company of the Washington Traction Com
pany contested on the alleys of the Relief
Association last night, and the lighting
company came out victors each time.
The following are the scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
THIRD GAME.
clubs follows:

Tomorrow night Carroll Institute Will
bowl at the alleys of the Young Mems
Christian Assoca ton.
The standing of the clubs follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
Cochran and Redfern Ride Five First
Choices to Victory.
CLOSING DAYS OF BENNING MEETING
Golden Eagles Out-BowI the South
Washington Business Men.
S PORTS IN GEN Err A l.

One of the best days of the meeting came
the talents way yesterday at the Benning
fall races, four of the favorites finishing
first. not to mention the 1 to 8 first choice
in the match race, the last event on the
card In the second race Honolulu and LUX
Casta went to the post even first choices at
. to l. Honolulu won the event and the
Lux Casta money remained with the book
makers as the OXnard filly finished second.
The weather, as has been the case during
the entire meeting, was too cold for the
spectators who sit in the grand stand. and
even down stairs the attendance was light
until the Baltimore crowd put in its APP
pearance. The Marylanders are a welcome
contingent to the bookmakers, as most of
them are big betters and they eniven the
ring considerably when they begin betting.
In the first race everybody seemed to Sc
lect Ohnet as the best horse and as the Sc
lection proved true one the crowd was III
a great good humor after its money had
come back with good interest. The pix
ers'' who had bet on Lady of the Valley
were put in great good humor when the
FLY took tn, lead at the start and held 1t
to the stretch. At this point Tour made
her bid for the race and showed her nose
into the lead. little further on Ohnet let
out link or two and going to the front
maintained the position until the end. win
ming by a length, with Tour second and
Lady of the Valley third
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
Betting Talent Divided.

In the second event the betting talent
was equally divided in its choice between
Honolulu and LUX Casta and probably the
greater amount went up on the latter. But
the Miller gelding proved an easy winner by
some lengths, Lux Casta capturing second
money, while Flora Pomona came in third.
Red Damsel had quite following on ac
count of her past performances, but the
johnson filly didn't seem right and was not
a contender at any stage of the Journey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28

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Wellesley was the best thought-of entry
in the third race, and the Turney Brothers
colt remained at evens throughout the bet
ting. There was a great tip out on Myn-
heer, but the best he could do was third
place, Oden Bowie's Death running into
second position in his usual consistent style.
After the field had been sent away in good
form Death went out to make the running,
and held the lead until the stretch was
reached Mynheer then showed his head
into the lead. and his friends gave a glad
shout as his position was seen. But it
lasted only a second, as Wellesley was
pushed along in splendid style by Redfern
and won by length. After the race Ar
thur Worley, trainer of Death went to the
paddock and showed the price of Wellesley
up to $1,000 on his owners, $3.50 over the
figure at which he was entered. Mr.. Wor-
ley contended that Wellesley was almost
stake horse, and should have been entered
at a higher figure. There was considerable
feeling manifested over the bidding, the
Iurney brothers lost money by winning the
race, the purse being worth about $500.
The last favorite to get the decision on
the day was Extinguisher in the fourth
race, and the best price against him was
the closing, when ) to 5 was offered. EX
tinguisher was fit as fiddle. and when the
time came for him to make his bid in the
stretch he came away like stake horse
and won by a length. Pigeon Post, the
colt that created sensation in the early
days Of the meeting by winning when the
price against him was something like 30 to
1, assumed the lead yesterday and stayed
there SO long that another killing" seemed
imminent; but the tried qualities of Extn-
guisher and The Puritan told in the end,
and the best the first named could do was
to maintain third position at the end. As
good as 80 to 1 was offered against Pigeon
Post, and the 'pfkers' certainly had a fine
run for their money.
The last race put up by Bijou entitled
her to first choice In the fifth race and
money went up to the bookmakers in great
wads at and 8 to 5. Last knight was
also well played, but principally for the
place. He proved the best horse tn the
crowd being we'll ridden by R. Henderson,
who took him out in the lead and he had
enough staying quality to remain there
until the end had been reached. Every
body thought Last Knight would fade
away in the stretch. but he proved a game
colt and Won by head from Bijou, Lamp
O'Lee being third.
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Won by n Long Shot.

The only long shot of the day, Marc
then, got the decision In the sixth race
and the hackers of Guesswork, who was
the favorite, were loud in their complaints
of Hendersons riding. Guesswork went
out and made the running all the way, but
Henderson made the mistake of taking his
mount away from the rail and Jockey
thompson, quick to see his advantage
sent Marothen along at Swimming speed
and nlpped the race by head. KingsteiIe
got third place AS good as II to l could
have been got against Marothens chances
and 1t is probable that not over a dozen
Wagers We're made in his favor in the
ring. fiara and Annie Thompson were
heavily played for place and to show but
TINS money was burned up.
match race between Lady TeazIc and
Sir Ellerslie closed the days racing, and
1t proved a walkaway for the former, who
won with plenty of daylight between her
and the gelding.
Jockeys Redfern and H. Cochran had a
good day between them. and from the way
they started out it looked as though they
were going to do all the winning of the
day, the former capturing the first and
third race, while the second and fourth
events went to the credit of the latter
This ratio came nearly being maintained
In the fifth, Redfern riding Bjou. who
finished second. Neither had a chance In
the sixth both finishing outside the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
Summary.

First race. six and one-half furIones.
purse, s300-Ohnet, 1O4 (Redfern,, 6 to &
won; Tour. 90 CWonderly), to 1, second:
Lady of the Valley. 81 (Shea), 6 to 1, third.
Time, 1-23 1-5. Prosit. Lofter. Scarlet Lily.
kalif and Himself also ran.
Second race, five and one-half furIones.
purse, s400-Honolulu 100 Oh Cochram ii
to D. won; Lux Casta. ia CWonderIy). 2 to
l. second; Flora Pomona, 1f3 Oh. Booker
20 to 1, third. Time, Ito Coacoa. Red
era, Blanche Herman, Swamplands and
Femesole also ran.
Third race, mile and fifty yards: purse,
SOo-Wellesly, 107 Redfern), o to 10 won
Death, 104 (White), & to l. second: Mynheer
loo wv onderiO 3 to l. third. Time, Las Is
Tyrshena and Lady Chorister also ran.
Fourth race, seven furlongs; purse S4OO-
Extingufsher, 10S Oh. Cochran), IL to 20
won: The Puritan, 12S Doggett), 4 to l.
second; Pigeon Post, 12S (MitchelD, go to L.
third. Time, lao. Bessie Mccarthy ana
Little Arrow also ran.
Fifth race, six and one-half furlongs:
purse, $3OO-Last Knight. 81 (R Hender-
SOM. to 2, won; Bijou, 100 (Redfern), o to
., second; Lamp o. Lee, 126 Doggettl tn
l, third. Time 1.24 Locket, Lady Godiva
May j., Clearfield and illuminate also ran
Sixth race. mile and 100 yards: purse.
S4o0-Marothen, 80 &c. Thompson), IL to /.
won; Guess Work. So Henderson,, 2 to /,
second; kingstelle, 50. (Creamer). 10 to i.
ished. Flara and Annie Thompson also ran.
seventh race, five furiongs. match, $500
20 800, weight for ages-Lady Teazle
lS3Oo), 1O2 Oh. Cochran), 1 to 8. won: Sir
Eiierslie ($300), 123 CWonderly). 4 to /. sec
ond. Time, LOS 2-5.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-12-27

or all the financial enterprises ever I'M
dertaken In the state OF Indiana. none
other have had the phenomenal success
that has attended the independent teie-
phone companies By independent is
meant the companies in opposition 10 the
Bell monopoly.
The largest ~ these companies. are the
New telephone company OF Indianapolis
which Is local TO the city Of indianapolis
and Marion county. and the New long
distance telephone company. which has.
for its territory. the entire state. and
now has connection with abou; 81. 90 tcle-
phones.
Both 81 these organizations are owned
and centralized by Indiana capitalists The
Investments have proved. not only satf~-
factory, hut very profitable. To the gen
tisrnen responsible for the enterprises.
The telephone. as n public utility. has
come ~ stay. These independent com
panie~ are giving 10 the citizens ~ the
state wha they never would have had.
or c1uld have had. through any ether
agenty. The people realize this. ana are
supporting them magnihcently.
Investments In independent telephone
properties are becoming extremely Bop
ular. The movement has spread 50 rap
Idly over Indiana that the whole state
may now be said to be completely ecv-
cred.
The New long distance telephone COM
pany has contracts with companies n the
states north. south east and west " Us.
and expects. within the next four months.
% be connected with Pitfsburg. within
the next nine months. with New York.
and. within the next twelve months. with
Boston
IL expects connection with ~. Louis
and points West. within six months. and
will be- connected with Cleveland n De-
t-oit and points Intervening within the
next four months.
when this is accomplished every farm
or. who has an independent telephone.
can talk ~ any ~ these points. from tho
privacy Of his own home. He may put
his ear 70 the markets ~ the world any
time he likes. and keep In the closest nos
sibIe touch with the doings OF humanity.
the world over.