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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
After Diaz Whop
From the Worlds Work.

FROM the world q Work.
The big question in Mexico at present is,
What will happen when Diaz dies or re-
tires? viii the work SO bravely begun DO
set back by the old favorite pastilne OF
revolution? Indications point to 7 mega
tive. There are too many interests In
volved for any serious or continued up
heaval. Capital Yields an almos. auto
cratic influence. especially II In the right,
and capital will hardly submit to destruc-
ton by the turmoil Of ambitious men. 1t
alone will find an effective negative to the
revolution question. The presidential term
ends next year. anI as usual no candidate
is mentioned except Diaz. He may accept; :
there Is no telling. He was modest last
time, but gave way to urging In the end.
However, some Of his most loyal friends
now wish him to retire. Seemingly para
dox. this Is the greatest compliment they
could pay him. They believe that he can
do more good by Inducing his successor
peacefully into Office than by holding on.
for should he die In Office the country
would pass through a critical moment be-
foro the next man could gct,i. will in hand
again. To name this next ian Is difficult.
though just now there is but inc serious
probability. namely. Secretary OF Finance
Limantour. He seems 70 he the only safe,
available man, as well as the ablest. He
has a record for public oervice such es no
other living Mexican possesses after DfaI.
Because OF his French parentage be is far
lem acceptable. yet when Ii Is remembered
THAT he helped create tina nations credit,
ne doubt Mexico coui1 got along pretty
well with him for pre<fdcn..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
EARLIEST USE OF FORKS.
They We're Not Common in England
Before the Year 1915.
From the Cooking Club.


From the Cooking Club.
1t seems strange that the use of forks
began only with our easily remembered
forefathers; that the Greeks and Romans
did not know anything of them, and that
In the far eastern countries their use Is
still unknown. Up to the fifteenth century
they were known only in Italy. Elizabeth
had three forks "garnished with GOLD
sleightly." and with "lyttle perles pendant"
but they were considered as curiosities and
never used. Indeed. in that era it was con-
that to use them was an insult to God.
What were our fingers for? In Thomas
Coryates' "Crudities.' published originally
in 1908. is this:
81 observed custom in all those Italian
cities and towns through which 1 passed
that Is not used in any other country that
l saw in my travels; neither do 1 think
that any other nation in Christendom doth
use 1t. but only in Italy The Italian, and
also most strangers, do always at their
meals use a little forke when they cut
their meats. For while with their knife,
which they do hold in one hand, they cut
the meate out of the dish, they fasten the
forke, which they hold in the other hand
upon the same dish; SO whatsoever he be
that. sitting In the company of others at
meals. should inadvisedly touch the dish of
meats with his fingers, from which all the
table do cut. he will give occasion of Of
Tense to all the company, as having trans
SEooScO the ldWS VI GOOD manners In so
much that for his error he shall be at the
least browbeaten,. If not ~reprehended in
wordes. This form of breeding, / under
stand. generally used in all places Of Italy
their forkes being for the most part made
of iron. steele and some of silver but these
are. used only by gentlemen. The reason
for this curiosity is because the italian
cannot by any means indure to have his
meat touched with fingers, seeing that all
mems fingers are not alike cleane"
Not until the middle of the seventeenth
century did Engiand's nobility begin the
use Of forks. but they came into use slowly.
and even in the early part of the eigh-
teenth century gentlemen who travelled car
ried knife and fork, because the inns
were not likely to have them. About 1915
forks became quite common in England
and in Europe and soon became to be con-
sidered generally as q necessity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
CIGARS IN RAINY WEATHER.
Dampness Makes Seasoned Stock Il
Stores Look New and Green.

From the New York Times
1.-THE ma tority of smokers seem to be I'M
aware of the extraordinary receptiveness
Of cigars to the weather. said we'll
known local tobacconist During heavy
rainfall foggy weather it is almost i'm
possible to keep a stock of cigars dry
enough or in prime condition for smoking.
This is owing to the fact that the walls of
buildings perspire, as we say-that Is. they
become wet and remain so until the weather
lets up and tine comes out to dry them.
During rainy weather therefore, cigars be-
come damp, and that makes them look as
though they were new. or green. In such
q condition they do not burn freely and
smoke evenly. Then. too. radical change
takes place in the flavor OF the cigar. I'm
der ordinary conditions cigars that have
delightful aroma become strong and de-
cidedly dsagreeable to the taste and fire.
Quently bite the tongue before they are
smoked to the tip. Customers ignorant Of
these things blame US for selling them bad
stun. and accordingly shift their patronage
to another place.
There are many ways to tell a good
cigar from bad one. A reliable method is
to glance down the wrapper, and If it has
an oily appearance shows greenish
blotches Is Of sickiy yellow 1t is an
infallible sign that the wrapper is made of
poor tobacco. Coarse nerve vessels or veins
are also an indication of an inferior wrap
per.
"a cigar that has neatly made exterior
Is no more proof as to good quality than it
would be to say that a stability dressed
man lacked brains. Many of the most ex-
pensive cigars are rougher made than the
cheapest ones. Careful manufacture, how
ever. Is an advantage in the selling.
ITO examine the interior of cigar do not
break IT in half with your fingers. but slit
the center open with sharp knife. BY this
means the bunch wrapper and the filters
are clearly exposed. A cigar has two wrap
pers. the outside and the bunch or inner
wrapper. which holds the filters or the
little pieces of tobacco leaves composing
the body of the cigar. The filters and the
bunch wrapper together are known In the
trade as the bunch
ut is safe to say that cigar is good that
burns slowly and equally, and of poor quail
Hy If it smolders up the side. Quality
cannot be judged by the color of the ash
II the ash. however. shows a thin. dark lip
or line close to the mouth it is an absolute
sign Of a poor cigar. Again. 1t is far from
being the case, as many smokers imagine
that II the ash holds well the cigar is good
The ash of the cheapest cigar on the mar
ket will often hold better than the most ex-
pensfve brand. The fact Is the length of
the ash depends more on the way the weed
is smoked than on the nature of the tobac-
co, moderately slow smoking generally pro-
ducfng the longest ASH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

regular account being furnished to tina head
Of each family at stated intervals showing
htB Indebtedness. The sense Of ownersnlp
10 from the nrst cultivated. with excellent
results. The experience OF the Salvation
Army Is adverse to community OF owner
ship In such settlement. Such ownership
usually results tn the lazy doing nothing
and expecting everything. while the indus.
trfous do everything and get. nothing
least nothing commensurate with their toll.
Thus a premium is placed upon idleness.
This commonly ends In the Industrious be-
coming discouraged. pulling out and going
where they can get the rewards of their In
dustry. The others are then quickly scat
tered
''The first colomsts reached Fort Amity
in April, 1898. Most OF them had their own
household goods. Here and there one had
team OF his own. Otherwise they were
simply workingmen from the large cities.
chiefly New York. who had been unable to
accumulate any property. Their railroad
fares were paid and their goods shipped to
Fort Amity They were settled upon plots
Of from ten to twenty acres each. received
a house to live In. the necessary tools and
implements. q horse or two each. one or
two COWS, pigs and poultry.
Paid His Debts.
1.-The cost OF all this was a debt against
the colonist. The first were set to work
making improvements irrigating bitches.
fences. etc They were allowed the current
rate OF wages. 81 day. Half of this was
credited on their debt. the other dollar
paid their living expenses until the returns
from their land began to como in. In April,
1902 the first colonist discharged his entire
debt to the Army. He arrived at Fort
Amity in March 1899. hts entire capital, the
savings Of ten twelve years OF married
life. being a team and some household fur
niture. He has now twenty acres with q
neat stone cottage built by himself. all free
from incunbrance. His entire debt to the
Army was 500. In three years he paid It
of. besides supporting wife and three
children and building his house
The rapid increase in land values caused
by the close settlement of the land serves
to protect the investment from any prob
ability of Toss. For instance, unimproved
land which was bought for from so to ST
an acre Is now selling at $40. while the
colOnists value the same land improved at
800. and sales have been made at even
q higher price In another colony land
which was bought for $50 is selling for
800"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

Wnich they finally changed les over the
whole earth. now as hopeless deserts. then
as beautiful Rivieras. as mighty cloud
capped mountains, from the western ocean
70 the Sahara and across the Caucasus to
the H1malayaS. yes. across India. Borneo
and Java into the Philippines and beyond
them over the Pacific ocean. And as the
ancient culture built its wonders of pyra-
mids from their deposits so the modern
culture has built its Paris. its New York
from the remains of dead uni-ceils Bar
bados Is one mass OF them. Vast sepul-
cheers OF them are the chalk cliffs that
gleam so pfcturesquely against blue seas
And IN this chalk is baked the frestone.
mint; the most important element in the
history OF the culture of man.
A Germ Gave Man Fire.
, From this flint the first man fashioned
the first implements and weapons: the
spark that was made by 1t accidentally in
striking 1t against a piece of iron ore gave
him the artificial fire. So the uni-cell be-
came the vertable Prometheus of human
ity.
When man appeared first on the earth
in times prfmeval. he was literally sub
merged In representatives OF the realm Of
the single-celled creatures Every breath
every drop OF water was filed with them.
As few scattered peaks stick out of
abysmal seas. so the few sparse types Of
true plants and animals appeared in the
mist of uni-eells
From the beginning the mass of these
unt-cells met man not enemies. but as
frfends-that is. they did their work with
out considering man. but in a direction
that served him.
When he became an agriculturist, this
benefit increased immeasurably. for tho
bacteria loosened his earth. helped his
plants and ruled mysteriousiy while he
plowed and dug.
Now. in gray time primeval long. long
before man or the thing that was to be-
come man. life must have appeared for
the first time: in the Cambrian epoch. in
whose deepest layers we perceive the first
fossil remains Of the earth's story
All theories unite on the one that the
Oldest living things Of that time were uni
cells. Whether not they were uni-ceIls
like our present bacteria is of comparatively
little Importance. The main thing Is that
they were sngle-celled things.
The Triumph of the Cell.
And 1t is established. too. how the gath
ering of certain uni-cells into a group first
produced the living thing with separate
functions-the cell-community.
The cell-community was the first great
progress. the first great development in the
measureless space of time.
And through many strange fortunes by
many wild and mysterious ways passing
through countless shapes. fearful, horrible
and weird. man. the height OF development
emerged from that dim. forgotten first
gathering of shapeless clumps-man. with
the centralizing brain that the cell-crea-
ture plant does not possess at all, that the
cell-creature beast has in only faulty de-
velopment.
And yet this human brain is nothing other
than a cell-community in the cell-com-
munity of man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
Montreal's Grain Export.
From the Boston Transcript.

Boston's corn exports continue to fall on.
Montreal having become the principal ship
ping port on the Atlantic side for this COM
modify. The Boston shipments have de-
cfined about 90 per cent and the New York
shipments % per cent since the dominion
has made the Canadian port free. AS mat
shipped from Chicago to Liverpool via
Montreal 8 cents a bushel cheaper than
through Boston. in spite Of the fact that
this port has superior facilities for trans
shipment A remedy for this condition of
things lies in the lowering Of the export
freight rate by the American railroads. but
although the export shippers are trying 70
get the railroads to grant them concessions
ON grain for export by seaboard ports, the
roads are doing such large domestic bust
neso that they are not much inclined to
cater 10 the cheap ocean business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
Hair.

IGCk.
And her hair" cried Claude, sis some
thing to dream overr'
TT would make a good mattress. for a
fact" assented Meltravers, ever anxious to
display fine sensbilites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

HE has courage. you sayr'
Well. rather. Why, we tested 1t last
night"
How!
I'VE dared him to dine at Q swell restan.
rant and como ont without tipping tha
waiter. and he did it."-Chicago Post,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29

'The colonists receive q contract for tho
purchase OF the land and cottage. and are
supplied With I'VE stock and Implements. Q
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and pitiful. %.
The Dark Side Of It ALI.
Fred Thompson was an old-time prospec-
tor. He had been at it for years without
making stake although many Of his as
sociates had become wealthy. At last. six
months ago. his time came and he made
f1rst-class strike down in the Southern,
hills. Standing in his little prospect hole,
with his hsnds full of the yellow nuggets,
which would place him in a position of
honor and wealth, the old prospector sud-
denly dropped his newly found gold threw
up his hands and sank to the ground
When assistance reached him he was dead
Heart DISEASE" the doctor said Drought
about through the excitement Of the gold
discovery" His claim went to strangers
For nineteen years Henry Evans has
prospected in the Black hills. He has never
made a single discovery and has been
grub staked" all these years by different
parties. The old man is now bent and
gray, but his eyes are bright and his spirit
undaunted. He Is absolutely sure that
some time or another he will strike 1t rich.
and nothing could induce him to give up
the life of prospector Four years ago
the writer saw the old man working in
hole" down in Spearflsh canon. Then old
Evans was sure this would be his last hole;
he had at last found his Eldorado. But
the hole Is now abandoned and Evans is
working on another prospect In another
part OF the hills. He has the "prospector's
fever and rarely does victim ever re-
cover. s.
There will be many ons-time prospectors
among the visitors and delegates to the
mining congreS1. and every country in
America, both North and South VIII be-
represented. i good,eiSad delAa1tiUn from
South Africa has arranged to p ON hand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-02
TOLD IN A LINE

Mendoza, Ill-Dr. Frank NJ. English, arrested
for malpractice, committed suicide in jail.
Kansas City-Twenty five leading cattle men
are orgAanizing in opposition to the beef trust.
New York--A conference OF fusion organiza-
tons adopted resolutions antagonistic to Tam
many.
Portland Me.-The cruiser Cleveland showed
better than the required speed on her trial trip
yesterday.
ST. Louis--In a fight between wire tappers
and employees of the Delmar track one of the
tappers was shot.
New York;. Pierpont Morgan's coachman
drove into an excavation last night, but Mr. Nor
gan was not injured. He took car home.
Petersburg, va.--Andrew Finch and Doe Bacon,
convicted of attempting to criminally assault
Mrs. G. r.. Goehegan. will be hanged to-day
Napoleon, Ohio--John H: Clarke, democratic
candidate for United States senator, declares
himself opposed to the free coinage of silver.
New Orleans-The United States and Column
bla Trading company, with capital Of $5.OOO,-
900, has been organized to fight the fruit trust.
Salt Lake City, Utah-A gentle bureau is to
be established for the purpose of letting the
outside world know about Mormon proceedings.
Detroit--The American Sugar Refining company
has obtained control of nine beet sugar compa
niles In Michigan, with combined capital OF
&c. 250.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-02
A WOMAN POLICEMAN e..
Pasadena Has One in Wife of Fa-
nous Humorist.

Pasadena, Cal, Sept. Mrs. Robert j.
Burdette, wife Of the famous humorist, has
been appointed a special police officer.
She has been adorned with police badge.
Mrs. Burdette Is a member Of the newly
organized Pasadena Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Animals. The ap-
pointment Is at her request, it being her
determination to rescue dogs, cats, horses
and other animals from thoughtess and
mischievous boys, and from their cruel
and inconsiderate masters. -.
Her husband, the inimitable Bob" Is
q member Of the police commission. Il
have been telling her" said he, that al
tho she Is special policeman. am a po-
lice commissioner, and that 1t is the duty
of a policeman always to salute COM
missioner when she sees him. But all ]
have been able to get her to do thus far, -
and his voice took a sorrowful cadence,
has been to make faces at me-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-02
WOULD ENSLAVE
The HUMAN RACE
President of the National Manufac-
turers' Association Sharply Crit
icises Labor Unions.
Declares They Resort Habitually to
Mob Violence to Enforce Their
Illegal Purposes.

Indianapolis, Sept president Barry
Of the Central union Of indianapolis yes
terday submitted questions to D. M.
Parry, president Of the National Manu-
facturers' association, ana asked TOT d /
formal answer:
What Is your idea of the legitimate
purpose Of labor union?'
"Would you permit the formation Of
perfect union in your plant?'
'Is your plant conducted along political
lines?"
do you believe that our laws are such
as to foster special privileges and restrict
the opportunity to labor?"
rs it not fact that wages are higher
In communities using union labor and the
community thereby benetited?'
Ought the welfare Of the many to be
placed In the hands of the few"
Ought not the laborer to be on an
equal footing with the employer when 1t
comes to a question of wages?"
us 1t within the power OF law to sup
press labor unions?'
Have you not adopted an institution
similar in scope and nature to the boy
cott?''
rs it necessary to have law regulating
What actuates your opposition to labor
organizations?" -.
MIR. Parry's Reply. s..
President Parry, in a statement last
night, says:
Barring one Of two things in which
there Is a touch Of animosity to my per-
sonality, I think Mr.. Barrys questions
open to fair answer ."
The real issue Is whether an organtza-
ton, labor or otherwise, can perform acts
which its members individually sleg1t-
mately cannot do. No one has the right
to prevent or divert labor as he sees fit,
neither has an organization. The union
rays, however, that man must take an
oath of allegiance to its objects and abide
by It's government or else be denied the
chance of employment in those industries
which it controls. This Is much
usurpation Of the inherent rights Of lib
erty as 1t would be to compel man to
join a certain church certain lodge.
have stated that unionism aims to es-
tablish condition Of affairs similar to
that of feudalism and serfdom of former
centuries when the right Of disposing of
ones labor was denied to the individual
EnsIave the Race.
IF the labor leaders had their way they
would In time enslave the human race.
Again, in order to enforce their illegal
purposes the members of unions habitual-
~ resort in. times of strikes to physical
mob violence. They gather In crowds
about the place Of their former employ
ment with the intent Of inspiring fear in
the minds Of men who might be disposed
to work and all to frequently they terror
lie the women folks Of so-called 'scabs'
and commit acts Of violence Even muir
der has been known to be committed in
the sacred name Of organized labor.
Il wish to bring out the point that any
organization that has lawful purposes and
conducts itself lawfully has a perfect right
to exist and that If orga nzed labor would
eliminate that which Is hurtful in its code
and would act strictly within the law in
it's practices there would be no cause for
agitation against It,"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-02
SHIP WAS HAUNTED
The Sea Witch Proceeds to Live Up
to Her Name. -2 F..
CIV York Sun. Special Service

New York Sun Special Service. -'--
Astoria, Ore, Sept. 1.-THE steamer
North Star, which returned here yester
day from Bristol Bay, Alaska, brings a
story Of haunted ship that carries with
1t sad tale Of accidents and deaths which
befell the men connected with her.
The vessel Is the schooner Sea Witch
under charter to the Alaska Packers COM
pany Of San Francisco. Shortly after ar
riying at Bristol Bay the mate had his
foot crushed. It was amputated, but the
man died shortly afterward. A few days
later a Waterman committed suicide by
cutting his throat and that evening, with
out any apparent cause, the captains pet
dog started on a run to the bow of the
vessel and jumped overheard and was
drowned.
This chain Of events so frightened the
few sailors left on board that they
thought the bark was haunted. and one
Greek. complained of hearing strange
noises and seeing persons without heads
running about the decks. He took to the
tall rigging for three days. Refusing tc
stay on board he was placed on shore.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-02
FOREIGN FLASHES

Berlin--A combination of the photograph and
the photograph, producing portrait that talks.
Is the work of Oskar Messter.
l.ondon-The Cotcen club has demanded that
Mr.. Chamberlain publicly withdraw his state
ment that the club is mainly supported by
foreigners whose interest 1T is that we should
maintain our present system Of free imports.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-02

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Straight Corset-One that is
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cade bias gored long hips neggee trimming of ribbon
and lace-$5.
Long model for full and medium fgures entire hip
smoothly showing ridge and prevents shifting motion of
heavy figure, So.
Floor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-02
For the Men

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Suspenders in Isle and heavy web, leather ends,
SOC values, Thursday, at 25c. ..
Negligee Shirts of madras, white grounds with
the favorite small patterns some all white,
81 and so Shirts Thursday at CSC. e--
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