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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12

heads. but l. g can scarcely be called orig
inal. as an unfortunate Arab, ages ago, de-
clared. If were to trade in winding sheets
no would die 1t is to men of this
stamp the French apply the proverb. Falls
ians, He would break his neck over
straw" "Misfortunes seldom come singly"
has many equivalents in all languages. The
Spaniards say. Welcome, misfortune, il
thou contest alone" and WHITTIER goest
thou. misfortune? To where there is more?"
The Italians have numerous proverbs in the
same strain: Zone i'll calls another" "A
misfortune and a frar are seldom alone"
The same applies also to good fortune. 1T
never rains, but Ii pours" or, as the Arabs
say, IF the wind blows, 1t enters at every
crevice." He that is down, down with
him. has its counterpart in all countries
He that falls all the world runs over" is
the German mode of saying it and the Por-
tuguese proverb runs. "Al bite the bitten
dog while the French equivalent is, When
dog is drowning everybody brings him
drink
But there Is a Spanish proverb we shall
do we'll to remember: they say of tedious
writer, He Leaves no ink In his inkpot" 1t
is impossible in an article of thls length to
more than toucl. ,-.e fringe of this wide sub
ject. Referring as they do to almost every
range Of human concern, and necessarily as
ISOLATED with the literature of every period
proverbs have helped to preserve the mem
DRY OF events and ideas which otherwise
would have been forgotten. The student
Will find they are abundantly capable Of
yielding most interesting information
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Nicknames for Nations.

From the New York Tribune.
Do the courageous Inhabitants of the IA
nous islands off the eastern coast of Asia
who have come to close grip with the gi.
gantic bear of Europe and of Asia feel sem
sitive over the prevalent habit of calling
them "Japs?' A short nickname, surely.
Perhaps too frivolous and not sufficiently
How great the differences among
various races and peoples with regard to
similar terms. 1t is possible that Irish peas
ants have resented being called Paddles"
even If there was nothing but good humor
in the appellation. 1t is conceivable that
thin-skinned Frenchmen here and there
may be uneasy when ribald testers char
acterize the representative of ia belle
France as Jean Crapaud. Johnny the
Frog" and IL Is not incredible that de-
Scendants of the ancient Romans might be
perturbed il spoken of by the evil-minded
as ''Dagos.''
But John Bull and Uncle Sam never lose
any sleep over the bandying of jests. Use
any name you like in joking about the peo-
anxiously. Say Yankee" "Yankeer con-
corning any American, and he will not be-
come excited or angry There are some
races in the world that are always hunting
for grievances, and trying to make fuss
over the common parlance that Is applied
to them Are such races and such nations
uncertain OF their position and troubling
themselves with vain imaginings that Of
Tense toward them is practiced with wicked
intention aforethought? The people of the
island empire of the east are not distressed
or Wrathful because they are spoken of in
common talk as "Japs." II is a pet name,
a word of affection and endearment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
A Manila Find.
From the Manila Times.

From the Manila Times.
Among the ancient documents complied
by the Spanish authorities and now In pos
session of the American city officials is a
very interesting old tome, written entirely
by hand. many of its pages bearing the
royal seal and stamp, with the customary
proxy signatures of the household. AS its
frontispiece this old book, which dates back
to 1874, has drawing of the arms of the
city of Manila, together with the kings
gracious decree that the city might assume
and bear forever the title of my noble and
always leal city," as the royal property
With many a quaint old flourish and sweep
the decree Is introduced and embellished
and in It the areas Of the city are de-
scribed, following which description the
frontispiece was carefully drawn and linked
by some long-passed servant of his CATH
Ollie majesty"
The arms are curious On shield in Its
upper half Is imposed a castellated bas-
ton in the shape of a turret, pierced, bear
ing on it's battlemented top three small
turrets exactly like the larger one. In the
lower half of the coat, or shield, is fish,
rampant, with a peculiar sort of armored
head, and holding out in one forepaw-for
the creature seems to partake of mammal
as well as of piscatorial nature-a spear
vertical. The fish-mammal stares straight
out with basilisk eyes. as il guarding the
tower above him on shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
The Russians stoical Bravery.
Kansas City Journal

From the Kansas City Journal
An Illustration of the stoical bravery of
Russian soldiers is given by the story of
captain who was unsuccessfully Smelling
battery at the siege of Varsovie. Field
Marshal Pashkievftch galloped up to the
captain and sternly asked why his firing
did not have some effect. The captain re-
piled that the shells did not ignite The
marshal scoffed that theory and threatened
to degrade the Officer yhe captain picked
up one Of the shells. ignited the fuse and,
holding 1t In the palm of his hand, said to
the marshal, See for yourself, sir" The
marshal, folding HIS arms across his
breast, stood looking ut the smoking she'll
It was solemn moment. Both men stood
motionless, awaiting the result Finally
the fuse burned out, and the captain threw
the shell to thes ground. It's true" re-
marked the marshal. turning away to con-
slider other measures to silence the ene-
my's fire. In the evening, instead of pun
ishment. the captain received the cross of
the order of ST. vladimir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
THE POSTCARD FIEND.
One Artist Who Had a Notion of the
Value Of Money.
From the Lo.don Hour Glass.

FROM the l<o2uon Hour GLASS.
Public men who are bothered by requests
for autographs and the like are often hard
put to 1t to answer politely, but a certain
celebrated italian painter managed to do so
with studied courtesy. A correspondent
wrote to him: Il am making collection of
painted postcards. and should feel highly
fiattered If you would send me one with a
little picture painted on 1t by yourself 1t
would be the most treasured card In my
collection. as / should be able to say that
you were one of the first to honor me in
this way. Hoping to receive one. I beg TO
thank you In advance Most men would
have torn such missive up. Not SO the
artist. who wrote politely In reply: Dear
Sir-I am making collection OF thousand
franc notes. and should feel myself highly
fiattered IL you would send me one. 1t will
certainly be the most treasured thousand
franc note In my collection. as should be
able to say that you were one of the first
TO honor me in this way. Hoping to receive
one. I beg to thank You In advance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
ON THE PARIS CHANGE.
A Place Among the Seventy Costs
About Three Million Francs.


1t may be said that a seat among the
seventy Cthey call il n charged costs about
three million francs (SG0O 000) or sometimes
two million and a half. and charge earns
from ) to II per cent (nep a year, so that
the annual profits are from thirty to ninety
thousand dollars. or more in exceptional
years. But these are usually divided among
several associates. for it rarely happens
that an agent is the sole owner of his seat.
More often he has paid for only half of it.
or third of it. and has three or four ST.
lent partners who own the rest and who
may again have subpartners, so that you
will hear of a person owning an eighth or
sixteenth of a seat. or even a thirty
second. these being simple investments that
carry no rights or privileges on the bourse.
AS to procuring charge the thing has
none of the stock exchange simplicity.
where the main requirement for getting a
seat is TO be able to pay for il. Here n
candidate must be a Frenchman and at
least twenty-five years old. He must have
served four years in certain forms
OF business. He must be personally ac-
ceptable to the agent from whom he would
purchase the seat. and often to his family.
including the ladies. He must be passed
upon by the seventy with formal voting
as If he were joining some select club
which he is. There must be no stain on mis-
business record. and no slur on his per-
sonal character. A candidate was rejected
recently for bad habits and another for
no fault of his own. but because his brother
had been concerned in fashionable trans
actions. With all this favorably settled.
there is still needed the approval of the
minister of finances and the sanction Of
the president. This makes it clear enough
why MANY of the ablest dealers on the
bourse have not been members of the
parquet. but of the coulisse They could
not get into the parquet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
USE OF THE PRovERB.
Advantages That Are Witty and Other
wise-Celebrated Writer'S Words.

From the London Globe.
Many proverbs have come down to us
from remote ages and are common to all
nations II is said that a king of Samos
worked his slaves nearly to death in max
ing vineyard. this provoked one of them
to prophesy that his master would never
drink of the wine. The king, being told
of this when the first grapes were produced
took handful. and pressing the juice into
a cup In the presence of the slave derided
him as a false prophet Many things
happen between the cup and the lip the
slave replied. Just then a shout was raised
that wild boar had broken into the Vine
yard. The king, without tasting set down
the cup, ran to meet 1t, and was killed in
the encounter. Henceforth the words of
the slave passed into proverb. From this
Greek original came two French proverbs:
Between the hand and the mouth the soup
is often split and Wine poured out is
not swallowed. Neither is so near the orig
inal our English There's many sip
'twixt cup ard lip" 1t Is curious to trace
how similar ideas have taken root In diff
ferent languages. and the various modes of
illustrating the same thought. To take,
for instance, one or two familiar proverbs
In our own language. We say. "A bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush" The
same idea is expressed by Italians when
they say, Better an egg today than puliet
tomorrow. and the French proverb is still
more significant. "One here-it-is Is better
than two you-shall -have-its. Better
leveret In the kitchen than a wild boar in
the forest the Livonian saying, conveying
the same meaning. Another well-known
proverb. Where there's a will there's a
way" which signifies that IL a man has
but the resolution he will make use of
such means come TO hand 10 attain his
object. The French counterpart of this
says, HE that has a good head does not
want for hats"
The proverbs on luck are numerous and
expressive in all languages. In English We
say. 1T Is better to be born lucky than
rich The Arabs convey the same idea in
the apt proverb. Throw him into the Nile
and he will come up with fish in his
m 1uth:" while the Germans say. III he
flung penny on the roof. dollar would
come back to him." A Spanish proverb
says, God send you luck my son. and little
wit will serve you" There is a Latin ad-
age Fortune favors FOOLS and 1t is to
tl,ls Tombstone alludes in his reply to
Jacques, Call me not fool till heaven hath
sent me fortune" The Germans say, Jack
gets on by his stupidity and .'oFrtune and
women are fond of foos:" there Is also a
Latin provero which shows that the con-
verse of this holds good. Fortune makes
a fool of him whom she too much favors."
There Is no doubt tIat much of what Is
called success In life depends upon getting
well Into the groove and keeping there.
Some unlucky Englishman is responsible for
the saying. IF my father had made me u
batter, men would have been born without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12

won in four seasons on the turf s434. I25.
II like produces like, or the likeness of
some ancestor, Hamburg blood ought to
be pretty good stuff to tie to If you want to
breed winners whether at. the run or the
trot.'
Speaking of longevity" said Representa-
tive Maynard of Virginia, at the Ebbitt
a few evenings since. 81 can produce
list of nineteen former citizens and slaves
of my state whose years when they died
aggregated 2.241. OF the nineteen persons
named the youngest when he died was no
years old. Two lived to be 100, one to be
123. two to be 121. one to be 116. two 10,
three ia, one 113, two H.. two Ill, one no.
one 120, and one, a negro. lived to the
ripe old age of 1876 years. OF the nineteen
persons only six were negroes; all the
others were whites While I am in the
humor l will tell another one. There Is, or
was, a few years ago, standing on the
banks of Neabsco creek, Virginia. tomb
stone carrying probably the oldest monu-
mental inscription in the Tn ted States. The
date is 1e0S and ii is thought that the de-
ceased was one of John Smiths men. This
is the inscription: Here lies we body of
Lieut.. William Herris who died May we
10th, 1G0S: aged 50 years; by birth a Brit
ain; a good soldier; a good husband and
neighbor.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
A Dangerous Clock.
From Everybody's Magazine.

The greatest care is taken at the cars
general receptions to prevent any attempt
on his life. The system of espionage at
court is the most elaborate that can be
devised. Nevertheless, there are, from
time to time, alarming indications that the
precautions taken are inadequate. In the
breakfast room In CATCHING, In which the
little daughters Of the car were accus-
toned to take their breakfast with their
to five minutes to for several consecutive
minutes. although the mechanism of the
tfmepiece was operating as usual. On ex-
animation 1t was found that q high explo-
sive had been Inserted In the clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12
Building a Home.
pm the NatIonal MagazIne.

The building Of home calls for good
business mini and business purpose. The
partnership must be I'm good faith; there
must be an absorbing sentiment that will
continually feel its interest, courage that
will not quail before the effort that must
be made to sustain it. a cheerfulness that
does not faiter before the monotonous
round Of duties that must be kept up year
after year to establish it: harmony that
seeks the united interest and a courtesy
against the exacting duties OF home build
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12

This bill. which is practically an amend
ment to the Old Dominion measure" Presi-
dent Tucker stated, ''is nothing but bluff.
1t was not referred to any committee but
was offered merely for the purpose of get
ting 1T printed Then when the Old Domin-
ion bill comes before the Senate an effort
will be made to have the amendment or
substitute bill passed"
When the matter comes before the
House the Capital Traction people will. in
Mr. fuckers opinion, move heaven and
earth to defeat it. and thereby kill the
whole measure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12

1t is rumored at Santiago de Chile. that
an American firm Is endeavoring to buy
Chilean warships for the United States
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-12

United States Commissioner Clarence l..
Leeds, whose connection with Indian land
companies has been under investigation, has
resigned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-04
VAST ESTATE is cLouDED.
Title to Property Worth 100000 900
Called Into Question.


New York, Nov. 4. - Real estate
valued at fully $1oo,ooO.0oO and in the
possession of about ESQ persons is In
volved in series of legal actions, one
of which has just been brought In the
supreme court. The properties lie In
the districts bounded by Eleventh ana
Thirteenth streets aud Fourth and Six
the avenues, and Thirty-first and Thlr-
ty-third streets and Sixth and Eighth
avenues.
One of the properties involved in an
other of Leberteaux's suits, is that oc-
cupied by Robert b. Roosevelt, uncle
Of President Roosevelt, at No. 4, Fifth
avenue.
1t appears that Jacob |. Arden. IN ms
will. bequeathed the property TO ms
son, Jacob S. Arden, with the provision
that If the latter died without issue
the title should pass to John Summers
son Of his sister, Catherine Summers.
1t is stated that John Summers sold
his contingent claim to Jacob S. Arden
| in September. 1905, for $4,000. Upon
the transfer of right, the heir is said
to have disposed Of property In which
he had only life interest, and as he
died unmarried the claim Is set up that
the property belonged of right to his
heirs
In the district concerned are some of
the best known hotels club houses and
private residences in New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-04
LACEY AT eRINNELL.
Sixth District Congressman Talks 70 a
Large Audience.

Sixth District Congressman Talks TO q
Large Audience.
| Special to es-Repubucan.
Grinnell, Nov 4.-For an hour and
d half last night Congressman John r.
Lacey of the Sixth district spoke to an
appreciative audience that filed the
main body of the Colonial theater. The
meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock
by ex-senator Carter, who introduced
DR.. E. W. Clark, the republican nomi-
nee for representative from Poweshiek
county as the presiding officer for the
evening. The Republican Glee Club,
a quartet composed Of gentlemen,
Brande, Graham, Parish and Stats,
opened the exercises with rallying
song that urgently demanded an en-
core. DR.. Clark then introduced the
speaker Of the evening, who, as he
said, needed no Introduction to Grim
nell audience. Mr.. Lacey gave clear
logical, pointed review Of the principal
points that had been at issue between
the two great parties since John G.
Fremont was the first standard bearer
of the republicans. He showed conclu-
sively how the republican party had
been right upon all of these main
points, and how sensible democrats had
/ in each case, later on. acknowledged
the business of their position and sub
seouent action. The tariff question
and imperialism were left until the
last of his speech, but were taken up
and handled as freely and fearlessly as
any of the other issues either present
or past. The speaker reviewed briefly
the career Of Theodore Roosevelt and
paid him high tribute in every public
position he had been called upon to
assume. The speech thruout was en-
/ liyened by wit and humor. anecdote and
personal "Reminiscences, that relieved 1t
from anything like tedium or dryness,
and seemed to be very satisfactory to
the audience.
Mr.. Lacey departed, near the close
of his address from the general line OF
his argument to say = few words about
his personal connection with matter
that vitality interested many Of his
hearers, the appointment of receiver
for the First National bank of this
c,ty. He said that regardless of poll
tics or the result to him of the coming
election. he should greatly deplore the
loss Of any friendship in Grinnell thru
a misunderstanding Of this case. He
stated that he had been in consultation
during the day with the special COM
mittee appointed by the depositors OF
the First National bank and felt sure
that they were convinced of his good
faith in recommendation of Grinnell
man for the recerier. He placed the
responsibility upon Secretary Shaw
who, he said, will no doubt make 1T al!
plain when he comes here on the ninth
Of November.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-04
MAY BE TROUBLE
Governor Of Arizona Will Attempt to
Gather Up Forty Orphans Which
Have Been Forcibly Placed in Homes
Of Persons of Bad Rcpute.

Prescott Ariz., Nov. Attorney
General Wells has received a private
letter from Phoenix stating that the
governor has quietly left there for
Clifton and Morenie under orders
from President Roosevelt to gather
up forty orphans recently taken away
from the sisters of mercy and to pre-
pare at once to send them to New
York. 1t is alleged that a majority Of
the orphans are now in custody of dis
reputable people, keepers or grog shops
and bawdy houses. The children were
brought from New York and placed in
Mexican families, but We're taken by
force from the Mexicans by whites.
the latter threatening to lynch the
agents of the sisters. The governor is
said to fear trouble when he tries TO
take the children and has instructed
the Arizona Rangers at Douglas to be
ready to quell any disturbance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-04
DAVIS in VIRGINIA.
Speeches Today to be Concluded Witt
Rally in Hsi Homo Town.

Speeches Today to be Concluded Witt,
Rally in Hsi Home Town.
Hambleton, w. Va. Nov. 4.-Henry
G. Davis will make dozen speechas;
today, concluding with rally in !,
home town of Elkins. The first mee.-
ing was to be held at Hendricks, where
the school children of the place consti-
tuted a feature of the reception to ths
candidate. At parsons, speaking to an
audience which filed the hall, Davis
gave his views on the Panama incident.
During the civil war the United
States" he said, "had been in the atti-s
.tude Of imploring foreign natious not.
to recognize the secession of the south
ern states, Yet within forty eight
hours Of the revolution in Panama hail
been decided upon at a town meeting,'
Roosevelt recognized the new governs
ment of Panama and sent troops to
keep Colombiafrom coming within fif-
ty, males Of the isthmus.' Davis said
this was inconsistent with our past
record.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-04
LEFT CREDITORS BEHIND.
Young Man Of Davenport Departs
Suddenly After Meteoric Career.

Special 10 illness Republican.
Davenport, Nov. 4-There was some
swift moving in the vicinity of Fourth
and Perry streets at the break of day
this morning, as result of which the
stock Of goods, ETC., belonging to the
Hallwood Cash Register Company,
which had its Davenport headquarters
under the Kimball house, We're moved
across the river to Rock Island and
from there shipped elsewhere.
The hasty removal was occasioned
by the fact becoming known to Bert
Morrison, the manager in charge, that
q number of attachments We're about
to be taken out against him by his
creditors.
Mr.. Morrison came to Davenport
about six months ago. He was a
dashing young fellow, who made
friends wherever he went and spent
his money with the lavishness of a
Vanderbilt or an Astor.
But as he failed to have a bank or
either Mr.. Astor or Vanderbilt back
Of him in his good fellowship, the gait
proved entirely too speedy for him,
and financial difficulties appeared
thick and fast. His diamonds first
won't to the pawnshop, and when the
time came around for them to be re-
deemed, he was unable to do so, and
they were placed on sale to meet the
amount of the loans. Then his auto
mobile was sold at great sacrifice
and Pert Morrison was no more known
a the plunger and prince of good fell
lows which characterized his entrance
into Davenport society
MIR. Morrison had several weeks ago
announced to his friends that be ex-
pected TO give up the local agency and
take a travelling position upon the road.
No one, however, expected that he
would leave so hasty and neglect to say
farewell to anyone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-04
CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
Russia Waiting for the Report of the
Squadron Officers.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 4.-Delay in the
final ratification of the convention for
an inquiry into the North Sea incident
is over formulation of what the inter-
national commission is to decide. The
Russian authorities are understood to
desire to acquaint themselves with the
extended report of Admiral Rojestvan-
sky, which was brought here by Can
tain Clado and his three brother OFF,
GERS today In order to ascertain wlle-
fher any new questions covered by the
report should be included. Both Cap
tain Clado and his comrades upon their
arrival at the railroad station this af-
4ernoon informed the Associated Press
they had nothing to say for publication.