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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
CRUELTY TO THE HORSE.
Binders, Check Reins, Curb Bits and
Docking.
From the indianapolis News

From the Indianapolis News
The horse, the most useful Of all animals.
is the one marked for the most OF mems ILL
treatment For the most part housed in ILL.,
lighted. ill-ventilated and ill-smelling quar-
tiers, worked to its full capacity, cared for
only to the degree that selfish interest
prompts the animal Is delivered over as the
unprotected object of the unrestrafned pas
sions Of man. The average man falls ap-
parently to understand that animals have
a nervous system. among them a marked
degree the horse. and that were he to
govern his own temper he could, with a
little patience. get control Of the horses
nervous system. and make out Of 1t SER
want vastly more efficient than 1t is under
the system in which he beats and jerks and
drives 1t to distraction.
A short walk in any city will discover
many blind horses. Why? There are no
blind COWS. comparatively. And yet the
sight of the one naturally Is as good as that
Of the other. The difference is simply that
the horse from the beginning has been
abused. nl-housed. overworked and worked
under conditions that have driven him
blind His eyes are shut in by binders at
each side. for which there Is no use but to
satisfy the caprice or fashion Of man. So.
his vision interfered with and deprived of
air. the wonder Is that with the other treat
ment he gets he Is not blind oftener. Be-
sides this. In other cases. his neck is al
most pulled out Of joint by overhead check
reins that raise his face to the air and turn
his eyeballs to the glare of the sun unpro-
tected. Or. on the other hand. deprived of
check rein. he Is bitted with curb that
pulls his jaws to his breast and fortunes
him In this fashion. And then. according to
the spreading fashion of the day, he is sub
jected to the most cruel Of all practices
docking. which not merely tortures in the
practice, but leaves him to the torment of
flies for the rest of his life. 1t Is the merci-
full man that Is merciful to his beast. and II
It is the merciful that obtain mercy. we
have. as people, some way to come before
we get that blessing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
MANNERS IN BUSINESS.
Brains and Good Department Win
ming Combination.


From the Kansas City World.
The value of brains in business cannot
be overestimated, of course. But neither
can the value of manners. Don't make the
error Of supposing that brains are every
thing. You may have the best set of brains
in the town. but If you haven't the man
ners of gentleman nobody is going to APP
precfate you. Your manner is the outward
indication of what you are within. in the
estimate of most people. and if the man
ner is disagreeable few will take the
trouble 20 examine into you any further.
The consensus OF general opinion is that
the man who goes about with porcupine
quilts as his manners hasn't any brains
worth bothering about. Did you never
notice that the men who employ large
forces of Intelligent people look at an APP
plicant closely, ask a few seemingly unim-
portant questions and promptly employ or
dismiss him? They don't sound his brain
depth; they don't obtain his biography:
they size him up from his manners and IL
he is brass on the surface they don't look
for gold within. r
The employer knows that IL an applicants
manner strikes him fayorably It viii also
favorably strike people with whom he
comes in contact In his work. And nobody
knows better than big business man that
a favorable first impression means half the
sale. People are apt TO think that II there
is any place where manners are of little
consequence, 1t Is In business. where cold
calculation so largely takes the place of
feeling. But the truth is that nowhere else
are manners of such Importance as In
everyday dealings. There is no capital and
equipment any young man can have that
will pay him better than good manners.
There is no possible calling for which this
does not better fit him. If he has brains,
the world owes him something, but unless
he has good manners he will have a hard
time collecting 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14

themselves to boys of their own age. This
is probably because of the well-known
fact that girls develop earlier than boys.
On the other hand, the old cast-iron rulo
(cited by Shakespeare in the familiar
quotation, Let still the woman take an
older than herself) does not obtain to
anything like the same extent as for
merly.
Much discrepancy in age despite happy
exceptions) is generally rather to be dep
recated: but just as much so where the
man is the elder, unless he happens to be
Of young and intensely sympathetic dis
position. Old maids, or bachelor girls, as
we much more descriptively term them
nowadays, make much better wives than
likely to be 50 crusted over with solitary
se1f-sufficing habits as to make perilous
probability of their being more or less
uncompanionable. The average woman,
being by habit more unselfish can adapt
herself more easily to sympathize with
other tastes and proclivities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
FORGETTING THE BIBLE.
Quotations From the Book of Books
Rare in Secular Reading.

Quotations From the Book of Books
Rare in Secular Reading.
From the Kansas City Star.
The time seems rapidly passing when
writers can use biblical quotations without
Identifying marks The day after the mu-
nicipal election the New York Evening Post
remarked that hell was stirred up from
beneath last night, In the worst quarters of
this city to welcome the Tammany VIC
tory" This reference to the fourteenth
chapter Of Isaiah greatly shocked the Ne
braska Independent. which supposed that
the sedate New York newspaper had sud-
denly become profane. 1t protested against
such 'strenuous'' writing IN family jour-
nal and the Evening Post was forced to
reply: "As religious congresses say when
they telegraph the President, see Isaiah.
xiv:0"
There are some quotations which It is
possible to use without Identifying tags.
But their number Is diminishing from year
to year. II 1t is remarked that their char
lots drave heavily" people smile at the
typographical error. When the writer says
that certain partisans would not believe
though one rose from the dead, he is by no
means sure that his readers will under
stand the reference. There Is much uncer-
tainty In the popular mind as to the source
of the quotation, "All that man hath will
he give for his life'-a sentiment which Is
made III Job. but on the DEVILS authority.
Opponents Of the Presidents policy toward
Colombia have been likening Panama to
Naboth's vineyard. doubtless to the mysti-
ication of many persons who have not read
recently about the assimilation plan that
was born in the fertile brain of Jezebel.
Lists Of biblical questions put to college
students within the last few years have d s.
closed amazing ignorance on things that
used to be considered as fundamentals In
the training of every young person Ja-
cob's harsh bargain with Esau, Saurs
weird experience with the Witch of Endor,
Daniel In the Hons den and the story of
the fiery furnace-these and other events
narrated in the Scriptures have been found
to be as unfamiliar to these young Ameri-
can pagans as they are to the South Sea
islanders.
Now 1t may be submitted that. all re-
ligious considerations aside, 1t will be a dis
tinct loss to English literature IL the rich
treasure house of biblical illusions be
wholly or in part cut of from writer's. The
incidents recorded are SO varied. the lam
guage Is so distinctive and 80 nearly per-
feet that quotations from the Scriptures are
wonderfully adapted to the enrichment OF
any literary work. It may be safely as
serted that the time will never come when
the most striking biblical references will
not be generally understood. The TWEEN
tieth century Franklin need not fear to
command this sun OF Briton and the moon
OF France stood still. But 1t seems likely
that the essayist of the future will be I'M
able to tmDart the flavor to his work which
his predecessors were able to secure with
their rich illusions to Scripture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
A Controversy Of Centuries.

There has recently been an animated
discussion between Catholic antiquarfans
and historians concerning the so-called
shroud of Christ. now in the cathedral at
Turin. which was exhibited to the public
as genuine in May. 1898. by the authori-
cation of King Hunbert. 1t is the property
of the house of Savoy and has been its
palladium for several centuries. but has
never received the sanction Of the holy see
On the contrary. 1t has been several times
condemned by high ecclesiastical authority
as an fmpOSture. Its exhibition has been
forbidden again and again by the arch
bishop of that diocese. but 1t does not be-
long to the church. but to the king and the
latter cares nothing for the orders Of the
pope. 1t was publicly exhibited In 1868 at
the marriage Of the late King Humbert. in
1872 at the marriage of his father. Victor
Emmanuel. and Is always brought out at
the christening of the heir to the Italian
throne
The recent public exhibition of this much
revered relic has revived a controversy that
has been going on for centuries and Is es-
pecially significant and remarkable because
the advocates of It's genuineness are laymen
supporters of the king. and at least one OF
whom, Paul Vignon. Is a doctor of science
and has high reputa ton for learning and
wisdom in France. his native country. The
authenticity of the shroud Is attacked by
Rev. Joseph Braun. German Jesuit of dis
tinction. and by Prof. Duschene, professor
of ecclesiastical history In one of the great
est schools of the Roman church. Father
Duschene is Frenchman. who has devoted
much time to an investigation of this and
other pretended relics of the Savior and
has written several books to expose hum
bugs
In his crusade against the deception of the
people Professor Duschene will have the
sympathy and support of the new pope
who while bishop and patriarch OF Venice
took radical measures to suppress several
alleged relics which had been venerated for
several centuries. but could bring no evi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
A Last Surviving Napoleon.
From the London World.


Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, who is the
last survivor of the generation to which
her brother 'Plon-P lon" and her cousin Ma
poleon III belonged. has never recovered
from the fracture of her thigh WHICH oc-
CURED at her country house of St Gratien.
outside Paris. in the course Of the summer.
She rallied after the shock caused by the
accident and she stood very well the Jour-
ney by road from st. Gratien to her house
IN the Rue de Berri, but she has gradually
been getting weaker and there is little hope
or her recovery. Princess Mathilde is a
daughter of King Jerome and a niece there
fore OF the great Napoleon. but she has
never taken an active part in politics. and
her salon." one of the last remaining In
Paris. was noted for being the rendezvous
OF the most eminent men and women of the
day In science. hterture and art. Her sis
ter-in-law, Princess c1otiide of Savoy. who
lives entirely In Turin, has been with her
during the greater part Of her long Illness
as well as her nephew. Prince Louis Ma
poieon. who Is now general in the Rus
sian army. His elder brother, Prince Ma
peleon, is Of course prevented by the law Of
exile from being at his aunts bedside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
THE MARRIAaEABLE AGE.
Girls Don't Become Old Maids in Their
Twenties Nowadays.

From the London Mail.
CHANGING down a carefully compiled list
of fashionable weddings celebrated dur
ing the last eighteen months 1t was found
that the average bridal age worked out
q trife over twenty-five. which is also
said to be the age of our newest Anglo
American duchess. Ideas on the subject
Of the marriageable age have changed
with changing years, and no one will
deny that the charge is for the better.
1t would be cons, dered outrageous now
for girls to marry at the age when many
of their grandmothers took up the cares
and responsibilities which that step al
most invariably entafls Girls OF fourteen
and fifteen were then looked upon as
women grown Their granddaughters of
today at the same age are little else than
children. scarcely half way through
school life With the next generation the
marriageable age moved a step or two in
the right direction: but even then girls
were classed as old maids at much
earlier age than any one would dream Of
so considering them today.
In contemporary fiction the blooming
sweet seventeen" Cor thereabouts) was
the favorite heroine. but today the inge-
nue., or boarding school miss, is relegated
comparatively to the background
Something more than a fresh complex
ion and bright eyes eeharming and highly
CURED of a girl She must be. IL not ac-
tually Interesting and cultured, at least
chatty and conyersant with current top
les. She must have tact and adaptibflity,
so as to avoid extremes of all kinds; OF
being either too obviously delighted by
passing attentions from men, or, ON the
other hand. aggressively Independent of
the little courtesies which any well-bred
man will naturally extend to pleasant
girl into whose society circumstances
may have thrown him, indeed, anywhere
between twenty and thirty girl Is more
likely to be sought after than before she
Ia twenty years old.
One frequently hears thoughtful girls
remark that they prefer men older than,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14

seventy years old. and died at the City
Hospital few days ago from senility.
The body was sent to the morgue and la.er
to the undertaking establishment Of ID. H
Alexander at 2s35 Olive street.
Alexander Is Mason. and the scrap from
the ritual aroused his curiosity. He made
inquiry about Neybert in the vicinity of
1858 Chouteau avenue. where the old man
formerly lived. but nobody knew anything
about him. Further INQUIRIES among
Masons revealed two. D. e. Lenny and
George Dotterwfch. who knew George
Neybert prominent Mason in Chicago
He was communicated with, and 1t was
learned that the dead man was his brother.
As a result Neybert will be given respecta-
BILE burial today In st. Matthews come
terry.
During his investigation Alexander as
certained that Neybert was formerly a man
of means. but had slipped away from rela-
tfves and lived as recluse because Of
financial reverses. His brother In Chi
cago is wealthy, and he also had mill
lionaire relative In Philadelphia. They had
been hunting for him for years and ex-
pected to give him a comfortable home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
Street Car Hats.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Environment modifies fashion as it does
less subtle and persistent forces. Is It
possible that the crowded street cars OF
the metropolis will ever lead to small and
sensible street car hat for women? That
seems preposterous proposition and one
would hesitate even to suggest 1t If 1t were
not that the elevated roads of New York
once seriously modified fashion ON one
point. About ten years ago the cycle OF
changes brought crinoline back in Paris
and the models reached the New York
shops. For few weeks New York women
talked OF the possibilities of the hoop skirts
of the sixties. Then they looked at the
elevated stairs and said No. The impossi-
biiity of monstrous hoops In the crowded
conditions of New York life will probably
keep that fashion out here. There is no
room for them in the elevators Of modern
buildings or in public conveyances. Even
Paris will be unable to force them back il
the fashion should be revived abroad.
The present feminine hat Is not as cum
brous as the hoop skirt. but 1t suffers more
from the forced contacts of street cars.
When every seat Is filled and passengers
are standing in three rows in a car, the
man who is hanging on to strap cannot
prevent his elbows doing damage to the
towering frames and nodding plumes of the
women seated below or standing next to
him. He has struggle enough as the con-
ductor squeezes through to keep from
being thrown bodily into the laps of the
people sitting. Big hats suffer even in
the open cars Of summer Their owners
cannot enter or leave a car without
knocking their headgear against sDme
man who Is standing. and In the closed
cars the crushing is simply ruinous No
one would advocate for women anything
so horrible as mans derby on any score
OF utility or convenience whatever. Bet
ter Inconvenience a thousand times than
general feminine ugliness But in some
seasons and for some uses milliners do
invent small, neat feminine hats which
lions of coziness and intimacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14

"Your town Is a hundred years old, Is
it?' said the breezy westerner.
YES" replied the Chicago man. TITS q
hur dred years since the hrst actual settle.
me II of the town."
'sWhat do you call your population nowr'
1.-TWO millions"
'Humph. That's an increase of only
per cent year. isn't it, Why, man, Sc
attic has got you skinned to deathg'-Chi.
eago Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
Exiled From His Old Home.

Prof. Duschene is the man who created a
sensation several years ago by publishing
a pamphlet to prove that Mary Magdalene
was never in France, and has not dared 10
return to his old home in the southern part
of that republic. where the common people
believe that she spent the greater part of
journ are venerated by the faithful. They
show houses In which she lived; they wor-
ship stones upon which she sat- and many
shrines have been erected upon spots where
she met with everyday experiences.
She Is the patron saint Of the women In
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09
GAME
TOGETHER
HEAD ON
Freight Trains on tho Grand
. Trunk Railway In Collision at
West Paris, Me.

West Paris. Me. Feb. e-Two through
freight trains on the Grand Trunk rail-
road met in head on collision here during
the storm early today and although both
were moving slowly at the time. one en-
gine was derailed half dozen freight
cars were smashed and several hundred
bushels OF wheat was scattered in the
snow along the track. No one was in
5urcd.
The heavy storm made the task OF clear
ing away the wreckage difficult one.
and II was only after a wrecking crew
had arrived from Portland that the track
was cleared and traffic resumed some
OF the freight cars were found 10 he
smashed almost beyond repair. and one
OF the engines was so much disabled tnst
AZ was towed to the shops AZ Portland
The cause o. the collision has not vet
been determined, but Il supposed that tho
fhickly drifting snow made signals OBJ
secure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09
OVERFlOWS BANKS.
River Clyde Inundates the Industrial District
Of RuthergIen, Near Glasgow.

Glasgow. Feb. o-rhe river Clyde burst
its banks above Glasgow today and inun-
dated the Industrial district OF Ruther.
glen, where a dozen extensive works
were flooded to the depth Of several feet.
The main road was ten feet under water
and many houses were rendered unin-
habitable. Several residential districts
south OF Glasgow were also flooded. The
damage done was very heavy. The rain.
swollen rivers have submerged miles OF
the country.
Elsewhere in Scotland traffic on the
railroads has been stopped. Bridges
have been swept away and houses have
collapsed. Thus far no fatalities have
been reported
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09

The paintings will view each o'clock until o'clock
Catalogues will be mailed application.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS.
Fine Paintings In OIL Displayed In the Men,
denhall Gallery on MathewSon Street.

There Is specially noteworthy exhi-
bition of high class paintings in oil at the
Mendenhall art gallery. l4l Mathewson
street. One can see here the original
works OF the most noted living artists OF
the old world arranged by numbering to
correspond with a complete and descrip-
tive catalogue furnished at the gallery.
The canvases are hung In the green
gallery which has been rehtted in a most
artistic manner and the works are dis
played to the best advantage.
A large variety OF subjects Is presented
and space will not permit OF detailed
description. There are pictures OF deco
ratve character and landscape OF poetic
charm, battle scenes which thrill the be-
holder with their realism. studies OF fair
women and of, French peasants. In fact
one is sure to find his or her favorite
theme among this fine collection OF cele-
brated masters
Among the more noted artists repre-
sented are Robert ]. Fieury and Guig.
nard. both represented in the present ex-
hibition In Paris; Demoye. famous for his
landscape work; Tamburini. painter OF
monks: Jean eBraud. Barillot. De Schrey-
Yer. Plot. Iagborg. Portfolio. Fabbi, Step
pe. Roster and others not quite so well
known. The canvas that attracts the most
attention Is by Paul Grolleron. entitled.
After the Battle. the Retreat" II Is n
masterpiece and is worthy OF special
study OF all the paintings there Is not
one that lacks interest and one Is well re-
paid for the visit The collection is now
on view and Wednesday. Thursday and
FRIDAY there viii he an auction sale each
evening after the fashion Of the recent
famous sales in New York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09

Niucurto Romaszko, a Pole was hela
IN $500 by Judge Sweetland. today. for
trial Friday, on the charge OF assault.ng
Antonio Adams with a bottle. Adams
was asked by Romaszko 10 get him a iob
az mill. This request was not com
piled with. Saturday Romaszko called
Adams into his house. gave him glass
OF beer and then assaulted him. cutting
cash on the back OF his head
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09
KING AND QUEEN IN LONDON.

London, Feb. 9.-King Edward and
Queen Alexandria returned to London
fro mwindsor today They drove I'm an
open oai iage TO Buckingham palace.
where their majesties will remain -or
the state opening Of parliament Feb. rs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09
If those whose Work is Mental

= book-keepers, clerks, business and professional
men-were as particular about the bread they eat
as are those who like manual laborers need and
know the best, they also would insist upon having
bread cake and pastry made from Spring Wheat
Flour, the standard being Pllsbury's Best Flour
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09
AsoRN srRgEr TUaklsH BAT.

Now under new management. Every
Thing the best. Turkish. Russian and
plain baths. Massage under tho direction
OF Prof. G. r. Nolin. Good sleeping ac-
commodations. whiteley A. Heaton.
Props. 36 Aborn ST., Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-09
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. J.

m n - l. e O y Gct+ ~ Oh sE.
Stone. Iron and Slate Construction. At.
lantic City's Newest Hotel. Sea water
In all baths Telephones In rooms. music.
valet service and other modern hotel con-
yenicnce Golf Booklet
JOSIAH WHITE c SONS
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-02-07
IN REMOTE CORNERS.

Hundreds of Indian laborers are be-
ing recruited for service in the Koffy-
fontein diamond mines, near Kimber-
ley.
The ignorant peasants of central
Russia believe that rain is the perspra-
tion of the sky caused by its being so
near the hot sun.
The penalty among the Hottentots
for widows who marry again is some
what severe one. II is the rule among
these people that, before so marrying,
a widow must cut off the joint of fin
ger and present it to her husband on
the wedding day.
Summing up his observations in AZ
RIGA Sir II. NJ. Stanley says that the
tallest men he found lived in high alti-
tudes, from 5000 feet above sea level
and upward; the sturdiest from 5000
to 5000; the shortest, excepting the
pigmies. from sea level to 1900 feet.