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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
"RUBBERNEcK1Nep ACCIDENTS.
Five Women Day Hurt In Chicago
Because They Will Stare.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the chicago tribune
Five women a day. according to the po-
lice reports. are hurt In the shopping dis
tricts by street cars or other vehicles run
ming into them Some, of the cases are Sc
rious and demand the removal of the in
jured persons to a hospital or their homes.
The great majority of these accidents,
crossing policemen declare are due to what
is vulgarly called "rubbernecking.
Mine women out of ten who are hurt by
street cars or vehicles drawn by horses
have only themselves to blame, said an
officer who for several years had guarded
a State street crossing. II have seen dozens
of women injured down here in the retail
district and 1 never saw one who met with
an accident who was not 'rubbernecking-
For instance. a woman will start to cross
the street with an armful of bundles. Half
way over, in the middle of the car ira cks,
she turns around to look at a woman who
has passed her from the opposite direction.
hang of the skirt that has caused the other
woman to stop and take her in At any
rate she stands there like a block of stone.
deaf to the changing of the car bell and the
shouts of the people who see her danger.
Finally, after she has Toasted her eyes on
the hat or skirt, or whatever 1t was that
caught her fancy, she wakes UP and finds
street car or vehicle of some kind bearing
down on neG. She Is confused. anu uoeSH
know which way to turn. The chances are
100 to l that she will step in front of the
car or carriage, II she has to run five feet
to do it, and then the ambulance is called.
She tells her husband and everybody else
that the motornan or gripman, as the case
might be, tried to deliberately run her
down.
THE same thing is true of great many
men who are injured down town. Two men
out of five chats a conservative estimate)
will turn around ten times in walking one
block to look at women who attract their
notice. And, do you know It's habit with
a whole lot of men. 1 know some of the
most respectable men in Chicago, who in
every other way are model husbands. who
are victims of this habit of embarrassing.
If a woman attempted to f1irt with them
they would take to the woods. but they
will turn around and secretly admire some
woman they never saw before and never
expect to see again"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
TRYING IT ON DOG.
Experiments Appear to Show Dis
tasteful Food is Wholesome.


tasteful Food Is Wholesome.
From the Boston Budget.
Some remarkable experiments to show
the comparative digestibility of different
foods have recently been conducted by
Prof. Pawlow upon dogs. These expert
ments are described by DR.. Romme in La
Revue for August:
The guIlet of the animal was cut in Sec
lions and fixed TO the neck. so that when 1t
ate the food merely fell to the ground, and
the stomach was divided into two parts,
one where no food was allowed to pshe-
trate, the other into which was put the
food necessary to keep the dog alive.
The results OF the experiments proved
that the mere offering to the dog of food
which he liked caused an abundant secre-
tion of gastric juice, although, Of course,
nothing had entered the stomach. If he
were given dainty--not merely food which
he liked-the flow, of gastric Juice was much
more abundant-that fs, food taken without
appetite viii fall into stomach without
any gastric juice ready for 1t. The work Of
digestion was formerly supposed to go on
all right II only you could get the food to
the stomach. The Pa,ylow experiments
show that 1t ia either not digested at all or
very badly digested.
the stomach by means Of two pneumogas-
trio nerves Prof. Pawlow cut these nerves
on specially prepared dog Then he
gave the dog some raw meat, wA.ch again.
OF course, did not reach the stomach; but
no drop Of gastric Juice was Sec ,ted. No
method Of mechanical excitement produced
any Juice. And II. unknown to the dog,
without arousing in him the idea of food,
bread or cooked white of egg were nitro
duced into the stomach they remained
hours without causing the least secretion of
gastric juice. But after administering aX-
tract Of meat or milk first. the secretion
was provoked,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
The Man-Eating Garth.
From the London Chronicle.

Colonial reports are often dull produc-
lions, and they seldom get beyond the off,
cial pigeonhole. But Mr.. Hesketh Bell
sends a really interesting report on the
CARDS of Dominica. which should have
wide circulation. Very mysterious Is the
origin of the fierce savages. now almost ex-
tinct. who were in possession of the smaller
West Indian Islands when the first white
men burst Into that silent sea-" They
showed a distinct Monaghan character, and
1t would be hard to distinguish a Garth in
FAINT from a Chinese child. Some twenty
years ago a Chinaman who had drifted to
people and married a pure-bred Carib wo-
man. The resultant child showed no de-
Walton from the native type. Today they
have dropped their man-eating ways, but in
the sixteenth century they secured the
Spanish Main in search Of human food, and
from Puerto Rico alone are said to have
taken more than 5000 men to be eaten
Though Spaniards. Frenchmen, Dutch
men. negroes or Arrowaks were all meat to
them. yet these Caribs seem to have shown
an interesting preference for certain ma
tionaIities. Davis. for instance, In his His
tory of the Caribby Islands, tells us that
the Caribbeans have tasted Of all the ma
lions that have freQuented them, and affirm
that the French are the most delicate, and
the Spaniards are hardest Of digestion"
Laborde, ALSO in one Of his taunts In st.
Vincent, appears to have oyertaken on the
road communicative Carib who was be-
quilting the tedium Of his journey by gnaw-
ing the remains of a boiled human foot
Christians" he said, gave him the belly
ache"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
Russian Enamel.
Nm the Manufacturing Jeweler.


Manufacturing jewelers. are all agog over
a smart novelty recently introduced In this
country by an enterprtsing member Of their
craft, says a daily newspaper. He calls 1t
Russian enamel" 1t Is made in Germany,
as a matter of fact-just as a lot of other
novelties are. but not credited to the father
land This enamel comes In a number of
forms. all pleasing and all decidedly odd.
The quaintest part of 1t Is that the enamel
Is transparent This quality is particularly
well exploited In the hatpins. There are
two sorts of heads-one in the shape of Mer-
curry wings the other in the design that
tops a knights staff. They cost 50. and
show off the design the best of any Of the
pieces because they stand out where the
light may shine through.
For mere prettiness the double shell Is
the choice. 1t Is one Of the novel things to
hang on chain. The shells fold together,
with room between for a keepsake. The
enamel changes from blue to green, and is
marked of finely with gilt In cathedral glass
effect. This costs SO. Much more elaborate
Is necklace with a pendant. 1t Is Of gold
In an ancient design. and two bits of the
enamel break its length a few inches each
way from the pendant. And this pendant
Is IN the shape of a feminine head. with
green and blue hair around her ivory face
in true posteresque fashion. A cabachon
emerald Is on her forehead. and the moro
you look at 1t the more you wonder If the
idea is Egyptian or ecclesiastical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
i RELIGIOUS zEALoT.
Ground on Which Chicago Wife Sues
for Divorce.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
While Anna Congdon has no serious OBJ
jections to her husbands religious zeal In
itself. she does object to his leaving money
out OF his calculations to the extent OF de-
priving her of proper abode and sufhclent
food and clothing. The woman who mas
the church her successful rival In her nus
bands heart was Anna Rowland of Keno
sha. Wis. prior to June 20, 1897, when she
became Mrs Jay A. Congdon of Chicago.
Pessinists who find a woeful falling on
of religious belief among men receive no
sympathy from Mrs. Congdon, whose hus-
band she says in a bill for divorce fled on
Monday. is a religious zealot." Whether
that zeal Is exercised In some new cult or Is
extended In the direction OF one OF the old
attorney who drew II declined to be more
specific. 1t is inferred. however, that
Colgdons religious views are not bigoted
a in one place he Is alleged to have spent
his money for various religious purposes
Among the extremes to which her nus
bands religious zeal has brought her she
makes, among others, the following asser-
tons:
He has pursued his religious passions
to such an extreme that he deprived her OF
many necessities of life. Because OF this
pIying her with those attentions and com
forts which she required, she alleges, he
''recklessly spent ana gave away MS earn
Ings and money to various religious pur-
noses" As final blow, to her falling
health she declared, she was compelled
to dwell in an unclean and insanitary
place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
Student Code Of Morals.
From Leslie's Weekly.


A word that has long needed speaking by
college authorities has been spoken at last
by the board of overseers of Tufts College
on the student code of morals. I'VE wish
to record our conviction" say these over
seers that It is never Justifiable for col
lege authorities to ignore or condone misde-
meanors on the part OF the, students which
would lead to action In the, police court If
the names of the, ;offenders9Were not borne
on the college rolls. sEdpcation u of little
value If 1t does not deyeiopT q profound re-
spect for law and ordeg. Any man who Is
incapable OF intelligent selfrcentrol Is a
dangerous elementf Ina a. Idena oeratic state.
The arrest and conviction OF a few bump
tfous youths. followed hy, their prompt dis
missal from college. would prove an object
lesson In citizenship Oh tnczlculable value
to the entire student b0dy55 Wiser words
than these on the subiect 1f college discf-
pine we have never seen, e.f the principles
here set forth were .generaliy enforced
among college students we should be spared
such scenes. for example, 1Ba those which
recently occurred In NewHaven when a
body of Yale students broke. up q theatrical
performance and aftSfwaM defied and
Fought the police whcI attempted to stop
the uproar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
BIRTHDAY FETEs IN JAPAN.
General Anniversaries for the Boys
and Girls.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Japan is the land Of topsy-turvy, and SO,
perhaps, It is only to be expected that IN
dividual birthdays-with the exception Of
that OF the emperor-are not taken any no
tice of, but sort Of general birthday Of
everybody altogether Is celebrated with
great rejoicing. There are two Of these gen.
eral birthdays, one for each sex. The male
birthday, which Is known as the "celebra-
ton Of the boys" occurs ON the third day
Of the third month and the celebration
Of the girls takes place on the fifth day
of the fifth month. These days are general
holidays for the young. All studies and
work generally are put aside. and boys and
girls. respectively. receive presents accord
ing to their station.
The birthday Of the mikado, or Ten-o, as
he IL more properly styled, is also a gen.
eral holiday for the Japanese everywhere.
The houses are all decorated with flags, and
In the evening the streets are gay with
lights of fnnumerable colored lanterns. In
the morning the highest authorities go to
the palace to offer their congratulations in
person, and the lower degrees offer them
vicariously to their superiors. All the jap
anese world somehow or other congratulate
their monarch on having added another
year to his age.
This extends even to the Japanese lega-
tons abroad. For instance. in November
legation in Grosvenor Gardens, London.
will present their congratulations to the
minister; the minister will wire his to the
foreign minister at Toxic, and the foreign
minister will personally offer his at the
palace. The legation will not be Illuminated
externally. because the month of November
in England Is not suited to such effects, and
also because the English people would not
understand, but there will be a dinner party
to celebrate the occasion
The mikado in question comes Of a very.
ancient line. which beats anything that Eu-
rope can produce in the way Of dynasty.
He Is the 121st emperor after Jimmu Ten-o.
who was the first and f1ourished about the
year $50 B. G. His reign will ever be ceIe-
brated for the fact that in 1t Japan passed
at one bound, as 1t were. from the dark
ness Of the middle ages to the civilization
Of the nineteenth century, and became one
Of the great powers with which the Eu-
ropean statesmen recognize they will have
to reckon in the future. For this the
mikado is mainly responsible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
The Wolves of Rome.

Rome Corr. Pail Mall Gazette.
The city OF Rome has just had most
welcome present in the person Of a small
wolf, which has already arrived and taken
its place in the garden at the capitol
Rome is supposed to never be without its
incarnation, It's symbol, its wolf. and. In
fact, until lately q pair Of wolves led the
most idyilic life among the historic asso-
Citations at the capitol. and among. what
was perhaps more to their taste. the trees
and flowers. They were fed like princes,
looked at with awe by all the small chill
dren Of the town and with affection by the
grown-ups, the happy family once being
completed by the arrival Of two young
cubs, which played like kittens, basked IN
the sun and only showed their teeth when
fed. The two newcomers were dubbed
Romiflus and Remus indiscriminately, no
one being able to tell them apart. until one
fatal day. SO It II said. they fought, and
one was 30 wounded that he subsequently
died. WheReupon It was declared that there
was not the least doubt that the old story
had been repeated, and that RomuIus had
killed Renus for the second time
The old wolves ptned and died. because Of
the crams Of their offSprink. it was roman-
ttcailY SID but IN reaitfy rom forced IN
WAS left withqAt her symbol. when vas
proposed to- give the new wolf mate II
was seriously OPPOSED. asrH was sa1d that
murder WAS fated to foley and the crime
OF Romuius be fndednttely. renewed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
Criticisms by Japanese Traveller

From the ABglo-Japanese Gazette.
NJ Zumoto. editor of the Japan Times,
newspaper printed entirely in English, at
Toxic. has been spending few weeks in
England. after an extended visit of six
months to the United States. Speaking of
his impressions and experiences during his
absence from Japan. he said: Coming
over from America, I was very much
struck with the different manners Of the
people on both sides Of the Atlantic. In
America. travelling by rail or going about
IN the trolley cars, the moment took my
seat the rest Of my fellow travellers would
turn their eyes on me and make me feel
very uncomfortable for five or ten min
utes. When I boarded the train at Liver
pool for London. to my surprise and pleas
ure. the people did not stare, and the same
experience has been repeated. always. dur
ing my stay here. Not only the ordinary
people. but the man in the street. seem to
have the same freedom from the habit of
staring.
Another thing that pleases me very
much in England is the general air of pic
turesoueness and the abundance of quiet
shades in architectural and general land
scape: and 1t was very restf,Ii to my nerves
to spend few days in warwick after my
stay of six months in New York. What
also struck me very favorably was the
neatness Of the towns and villages. OF
course there are many splendid residences
in America and well-kept lawns; but here
the smallest cottages, evidently occupied
by poor people. give you the feeling THAI
they are kept with great care, and this
failed to find In America"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
CLOUDS IN GRAND CANON.
Mists That Rise Out Of the Great
Gorge.

From the November Century.
A good storm cloud, full of lightning and
rain. on its way to its work on sunny
desert day. Is glorious object. Across the
canon, opposite the hotel, is little tribu-
tary Of the Colorado called Bright Angel
creek A fountain cloud still better de-
serves the name angel of the Desert
Wells''-clad in bright plumage, carrying
cool shade and living water to countless
animals and plants ready to perish. noble
In form. and gesture, seeming able for any
thing, pouring life-giving, woodworking
floods from its aIabaster fountains. as If
some sky lake had broken. To every guich
and gorge on it's favorite ground Is given
passionate torrent. roaring, replying to the
rejoicing lightning-stones, tons In weight,
hurrying away as if frightened, showing
something of the way Grand Canon Work
Is done.
Most of the fertile summer clouds Of the
canon are of this sort, massive, swelling
cumuli, growing rapidly. displaying de-
lfcious tones of purple and gray In the hol-
lows of their sunbeaten bosses, showering
favored areas of the heated landscape, and
vanishing in an hour or two. Some, busy
and Notwithstanding. glide with beautiful
motion along the mill of the canon in
flocks, turning aside here and there. linger-
ing as If studying the needs Of particular
spots, exploring side canons, peering into
hollows like birds seeking nest places, or
uOV6TlnS dlOll vi oulSpIcdu Wigs. ihcJ
scan all the red wilderness, dispensing their
blessings OF cool shadows and rain where
the need Is the greatest, refreshing the
rocks. their offspring, as well as the vege-
tation, continuing their sculpture, deepen
ing gorges and sharpening peaks. Some
times blending all together, they weave a
ceiling from rim to rim. perhaps opening
window here and there for sunshine to
stream through, suddenly lighting some
palace or temple and making it flare In the
rain as IL on fire.
Sometimes. as one sits gazing from a
high, jutting promontory, the sky all clear,
showing not the slightest wisp or penciling
bright band Of cumuli will appear sud
denly, coming up the canon In single hle
as II tracing weii-known trail, passing In
review, each in turn darting it's lances and
dropping its shower, making row Of little
vertical rivers In the air above the big
brown one Others seem to grow from
mere points, and fly high above the canon,
yet following its course for a long time,
noiseless, as II hunting, then suddenly
darting lightning at unseen marks. and
hurrying on. Or they loiter here and there
as II Idle. like 1aborers out Of work. waiting
to be hired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
Ancient Bracelets Found.
N the Cleveland Plain Dealer

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Four magnificent bracelets belonging to
the Queen OF King Ter, who reigned nearly
5000 B. c., were among the discoveries
made by Prof Petrie while excavating at
Abydos. Egypt. last year. The workman
ship Of these is most ingenious and DELI
cate. The finest bracelet Is formed of al
ternating plaques of gold and turquoise.
each surmounted with the royal hawk and
paneled to initiate the front of the tomb
or palace. THIS bracelet consists of thir-
teen gold and fourteen turquoise plaques
I'm the form of a facade, whereupon was
Inscribed the name of the queen. The gold
was worked by chisei and furnishing The
second bracelet had a center-piece Of gold
with amethyst and turquoise beads and
bands Of braided gold wire. The fastening
of the bracelet was by loops and button
Of hollow ball of gold. with a shank of
god wire fastened In IL. The third bracelet
10 Of spiral beads OF gold and lazuli In three
groups. Making the fourth bracelet are
four groups OF hour-giass beads. amethyst
between gold. with connections OF gold and
turquoise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
Steering by a Star Compass.
From the San Francfsco Chronicle.


One of the most important and far-reach-
ing inventions to the maritime world ever
recorded has been patented by Capt. Rob-
ert T. Lawless of the steamship Australia
Of the Oceanic Steamship Company. The
Lawless invention Is called a stellar com
pass and great circle course protector"
BY this invention Capt. Lawless asserts 1t Is
possible to steer a ship after dusk by fixing
the compass on a particular star, thereby in
surfing the straight course of the vessel
throughout the night. When once fixed on 4
certain star the new invention will hold to
i: until shifted TO another point. Great
things are expected by the maritime world
from the LawleSs machine. The captain
says: In my compass simplicity and use
fitness are the strongest recommendations
20 the seafaring community Men who fol-
low the sea to whom l have shown 1t pro-
rounce it a valuable aid to navigation. II
Is a calculating machine and needs no COM
putation of any kind. 1t can be used with
the sun. moon or planets as well as the
fixed stars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
THE CATAMOUNT.
For Ferceness the Animal Leads
Anything in the Woods.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
when 1t comes to savage creatures
will put the catamount against anything to
be found In the woods" said an old hunter
land I am sure I would come out in the
lead with distance to spare. The cata-
mount Is ferocious member. Once cor
ner one of these creatures and you will
have your hands full to come out with
your life. In the first place. they are well
equipped for fighting at close range. Ma
ture has provided them with long, curved
and pointed claws and extraordinarily
sharp teeth. Their claws cut like a knife
and II they could use scytie they could
not meet with more success wlen 1t comes
to moving pack of dogs down. Dogs, for
this reason, fight shy Of catamoInts They
never let the trail get too hot. because they
want to keep a reasonable distance behind
In the chase. The fact is, l have known
dogs to quit the trail when it was fresh
enough to indicate that the distance be-
tween them and the Catamount could be
measured In seconds. ~
They will scatter and tscasEper around to
the sides Of the trail, resortlng to the same
circular course they describe when they
suddenly lose trail. They do not care to
surprise catamount by rushing upon him
suddenly. They know what 1t will rnean to
them Even pups, out on their first chase
seem to be wise enough sfnstir ctivcly to
give the catamount a wide range. They
are desperate fighters, land in the season
when food is scarce. and whs1 they be-
come lean and Iank from dforagi they
are especially desperate,Ss1s remember an
experience had a few years ago while
floating down the st. lFrancis river in q
dugout. some forty miles up from the
mouth Of the river. 1fhad ga friend in the
dugout with me. Suddenly VIC heard a
limb above us swish back as IL relieved OF
a heavy weight. aud IN Instant some
thing fell In the river at-the ssids 7f the
canoe 1t was catamount The animal
had tried to land In the canoe Scr the pur-
pose Of attacking US. and had lsapad from
limb which hung out oyer the river at an
elevation Of thirty feet. There was no
provocation except the innate desperate
ness of the beast. for we had no idea that
a catamount was In ten miles Of where we
were quietly floating down the river. We
killed him. They are bad members. and
you don't have to corner them in ord ct to
get fight"