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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
CLOSING .EXER CTS Els
CELEBRATION OF CATHOLIC
CHURCH aopDEN JUBILEE.
Reunion of AluHni sOdality of I'm
maculate Conception Presided
Over by.CaTdinal.
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| The closing exercises at Georgetown Col
| lege in celebration of the golden jubilee of
/ the declaration of the Roman Catholic
| dogma of the immaculate conception were
| held last evening in CASTOR hall. Cardinal
Gibbons, arrayed in his ecclesiastical robes,
occupied seat in the center of the stage.
and presided at the meeting while around
him were seated many prominent Catholic
clergymen and laymen. The gathering rep
resented a reunion of members and alumni
fthe Sodality of the Immaculate Concep-
tion held under the auspices of the George
town society
Cardinal Gibbons and the speakers of the
evening filed into the hall and on to the
stage while the Marine Band played the
grand march from Wagner. Rev. John
Conway, S. j., director of the local sodal-
ity, called the audience to order, and after
a few brief remarks introduced the first
speaker on the program, Charles 3. Kenny
of PittSburg Pa. "A Voice from 1854
was Mr. Kenny's theme. He spoke chiefly
of the doctrine of the Immaculate concep-
ton, and said he was member of the
sodality of Georgetown in 1854. He was
proud. he said. to belong to the Oldest So
dality in the United States.
Themes Discussed.
Eugene D. F. Brady of this city spoke on
the subject, After the War" in a his
torical vein. Nearer Our Own Time" was
the title of short talk delivered by John
G. Agar of New York. He spoke of the
progress which had been made in the col
lege since his graduation, and said that all
the credit for it due to the high stand
ard of morals upheld constantly by the
sodality. "a jubilee poem, entitled maria
Immaculate" was read by the. author,
Condo B. Fallen of New York. who was
member of the class of 1879. Joseph L.
Battle of this city. sang "a solo. entitled
Ave Marie" which was followed by a
brief address by William H. Graham Of
the class of 1904. Mr.. Grahams subject
was. I'm the Present" He spoke of pres
ent conditions in the college, and expressed
the hope that the students of the school |
would merit the respect of the world, as |
had the alumni who had just been heard. Il
Cablegram From Rome. Il
The following cablegram from Rome, adj
dressed to Rev. John Conway, s. j., was |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
Consideration of BYLAWS.

Secretary George a. seibold of Column
oia typographical Union announces that
at meeting of the union to be held Sun
day afternoon at Typographical Temple
II Is the expectationrtfat final considera-
ZION viii be given to- the amended .consti-
tuition and bylaws. These have been be-
stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
S 4 . so.

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BILE. Price,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09

Best Wei Kid, Tan
and Black. Opera. Co
lumbia. Faust and Ev-
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variety to select from.
Price,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
'onderful Variety of Ladies' HOLIDAY
LADIES'

Handmade Crochet
Slippers, in all shades:
also Black Felt Skele-
. ton and Kid Skin
Point and Flap House
Slippers, at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
$780,.
Holiday Slippers That Will Be Appreciated

Black and Red Satin
and -Kersey Cloth.
Warm-lined Fur-trim-
med Juliets. In a large
variety of shapes. at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09

kid-lined. Tan Vici
Kid, Gored. Faust
Slippers; also Tan and
Wine Shades Surpass
Nici Kid Opera Slip
pers, at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09

Black. Tan and
Brown Wei Kid Ever
EFT and Opera Slip
pers; also Cloth Felt
Faust and Flap Slip
pears. Price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09

The death sentence of Georgianna
Driver, colored, convicted of numbering
bernard l.. Edelen by poison. has been
committed by the governor of Maryland to
confinement for life in the Maryland pent-
tentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09

The following cablegram from Rome, adj
dressed to Rev. John Conway, s. j., was
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
EFFECTS OF LONG FASTING.
Sometimes Beneficial Where the Sys- tenn Has Been Overworksd
 by Overeating.

Every living body requires quantity 1f food that is commensurate with the issues it consumes in the performance of its functions When nouishment is withheld the body is forced 10 subsist on it's own tissues. The fat Is first ap- propriated. then the muscles and other structures The cancellation and loss Of strength are so rapid that life has rare ly been maintained longer than ten Gays. when neither food nor drink was taken. IT, however. an abundance of water is drunk. the wasting is greatly retarded and life can be supported for much longer time, proTided that the body be kept at complete rest. Thus re- stricted. fasting is often made valuable adjunct to other measures in the treat ment of disease. A limitation of the diet is more frequently resorted to than an entire withdrawal of nourishment says Youths Companion.
 Restriction of diet is often valuable also as a means of preventing illness Most persons not employed in manual labor eat more than is required for their support Oyereating seldom yields al increase of nutrition. The excess oi food on the contrary imposes burden upon the liver. kidneys and other or gans whose office it is to free the blood of effete matter. When this burden be- comes excessive. illness is induced Headache, loss of appetite, lassitude and all the other symptoms commonly as- sembled under the term "biliousness" are the usual manifestations of it. The accumulation of poison is further fa- yored by neglect of drink. when too lit- tie water is taken into the system te maintain the seeretions and carry of the waste.
 The waste products which result from an overindulgence in meat are more aeutely poisonous than those from vegetables. They belong to the uric acid group of poisonous substances which are regarded as particularly ac- tive in the production of gout, rheu- | matism and neuralgia. Or if the quan- tity of animal food taken be SO exces- stve and remain so long in the intestines as to undergo decomposition through the action of bacteria. ptomain- poison ing is produced, and il may be so severe as to be distinguished with difficulty from typhoid fever.
 In the less severe cases relief is promptly secured by abstaining from meat for few days. hastening the re- royal of the toxic matter by the drink Ing oi as much pure water as the stom- ach will tolerate. or by the means of a .a1ative mineral water Musular exer- sise and bathing are also adyantageous Tor prevention.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
THE SAHARA DESERT
OF ITS VAST INTERIOR UT
 KNOW BUT LITTLE,
Its Ruler a Despotie Sheik Known q, the "Veiled Prophet"-It Is Not
 All a Great Barren Waste.

The region of Sahara, which has come so prominently before the public. owing to the claim of N. Jacques Lebaudy to bs emperor of it. is a practically unknovr land. Very few Europeans have yisited it's interior. and the few attempts ina, have been made 10 trade with the inbah- itants from the coast have resulted in failure. sometimes with disastrous re. suits to the people engaged.
 Capt. Rider Noble. an officer in tba English army. who was lent some four years ago to his majesty, the sultan of Morocco. has had an exceptional oppor. tunity of penetrating into the country under the protection of his sherifan majesty. He found the country rich in minerals. and in many places capable of agricultural developments. inhabited by large number of nomadie tribes. ay. aging about 500 memb each. ThA
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15

whole were ruled in a despotic manner by religious chief CT shiek. known as the yelled prophet" whose actual name is Sheik Maaiu So great is his power that the sultan Of Morocco has an ar rangement with him to keep his fero- eious subjects iu order and prevent them attacking the country under the sul- tan s rule. This he does for fixed tribute. Periodically he issues from the interior ts pay fyiug visit to the sul- tSs. and it happeHed during Capt No- ble's stay in Morocco the time had ar. rived to pay this visit Contrary to his usual custom of coming only to the bor-- ders of Morocco. he had accepted the sultau's invitation to come as far as the city of Fez, and Capt. Noble had the op- portuHity offered by his friend. the sul- tan, of meeting this iIIustrious person age. He came accompanied by his sons and relations and retinue of hun dred or more of his tribe. for the most part mounted on the slight camel of the southern desert. There is no doubt that Sheik Malam has profted by his religious renown 10 add to his prosper ity. Not only has he obtained temporal as we'll as spiritual ascendancy in his own country. but he has played up to his reputation further afieId. and in bis manner and costume he does all he can toohtaiu notoriety in which he is backed up by the Moorish government. He is treated by them as no other subject of the sultan is treated. and on his arrival some 6000 infantry were turned out 10 line the road outside the city gate. while the great officers of state. with retinueS of cavalry met him some miles away on the road
 He was little bi' shocked at first at the idea of dog of a Christian being al lowed to come near him. but on the rep resentations of the sultans officers he agreed to meet Capt Noble This gen. tleman was extremely fortunate in hay ing camera with him and without loss of time proceeded to snapshot the prophet He at once betrayed nervous ness at the black box as he called it an4 promptly demanded his umbrella. the usual appenage of an eastern potentate. This was handed to him. as seen in the photograph, and to Capt Noble's intense amusement. instead of being the cum bersome affair, was thin-rollirg lates. pattern Bond street production. Where and how this had got into the interior Of the Sahara, however. no one was able "a explain Capt. Noble said he found the shiek an extremely intelligent we'll read man. He was utterly unable 70 form any conclusion as to what nation aiity he was. as he kept the green veil over his face all the time he was in pub lie. The language he used in cOnYers- ing was classical Arabic.
 Capt. Noble feels sure that should Nj Leb,udy actually carry out his idea 9t endeavoring to locate himself in the Sa- harra. he will find the existing ruler af extremely difficult person 10 oust from his present position.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
THE STORY OF AN lDlOM.
How Would Better" Came to the Fore and Its Effect Upon the
 Average Reader.

In every period are to be found per sons who can never be sincerely happy unless they can parse every word of every expression they use. says Harper's Magazine. To their eyes had better do" presents insuperabe difficulties. It matters nothing that they constantly come across it. or locutions like it. in the writings of great authors-nevers so often. indeed. as of late years. This fact satisfies the ordinary man: it does not satisfy them. Before they are will ing to accept authority for any idiom. it must be reeonciled to their reason or what they choose to call their reason. If in this they fail. they are ready to sacrifice sense to any method of expres- sion which they fancy to be consistent with grammar. Hence has originated the substitution of would better" for had better"
 Would better" is forced to have a sense imposed upon 1t in order to mean anything at all The use of it Is so dis tinctly repugnant to our idiom. not to call it absolutely improper. that. when met with, it is apt to provoke a cry ot pain from him who has been nurtured upon the great classics of our litera- ture
 It cannot be stated positively where and when would better" came first to be employed; but the vogue it has now such as 1t is. it owes largely to the in- fiuenee and example of Walter Savage Landor. We may entertain what view we choose of that authors seIe: but there can hardly be two opinions. among those who have studied the subject. as to the value of his announcements upon points of usage. In his observations upcn language no man of equal abilities ever surpassed him in the combination of limited knowledge of the facts with unlimited wrong in drawing conclusions from them.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Direct EYidence

The lawyer shook his finger warn ingly at the witness and said. Now We want to hear just what YOU know not what some one else knows, or what you think. or anything of that kind but what you know Do you under stand?"
 Wal, know said the witness with emphasis as he lifted ore Timber leg and laid it across the other. Il know that Clay Grubb said that Bin Thomson told him that he heard John Thomas wife tell Sid Shuford's gal that her husband was there when the hght tuk place. and that he said that they slung each other around in the bushes right consid able. ."-Youth's Companion.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
LITTLE WARS OF NATIONS,
Sanguinary Struggles with Restless Tribes in Colonial Possessions Across the Seas.

War, according 10 the dictionaries Is contest carried Oh by force of arms. Riots and instructions are not com monly called wars. Force is used tC
 put them down. but the process diff fers in magnitude only from that which the police of a city employs in dealing with street row.
 On little larger scale. says the Youths Companion. are the so-called
 little wars. which usually originate from the restlessness of tribes and peo- ples under the rule of one of the "eiy- ilized powers. Every country which
 has colonies or possessions inhabited by
 people of race different from it's own IS likely to have such wars on it's hands more or less frequently
 IL has been new experience for the United States to be engaged in war beyond the seas. although its contest IS
 with Indian tribes at home have heen
 many and sanguinarv The trouble
 with the Moros in the Philippine islands IS reminder of the difficulties the country undertook when 1t assumed the sovereignty over that former posses son Of Spain. The Hereros in south west Africa are giving the Germans trouble of a similar kind: the natives in southern Nigeria and in Somaliland are restless under British rule. In each of these cases relentless war is waged against the natives
 Wars of another kind are still in progress in Morocco. where a pretender IS striving for the throne, in Uruguay. where the members of one political par ty are under arms. ready to drive the president from office; and in Thibet where the British are engaged in an ef- fort to persuade the Thibetans To re- spect their treaty obligations.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Cncallcd For.

A Philadelphia commercial traveller who was more or less acquainted with the fare at country inns of small towns in the south. was stranded in a Georgia town. Sitting on the porch. he was pa tiently awaiting the dinner announce ment. At noon greasy darky appeared a the door and rang a big handben. when the coon dog. which had been asleep in the sunshine. awakened. raised his nose toward the sky and howled most dolorously and continuously.
 The darky stopped ringing the bell scowled and yelled at him:
 "Dawg, dawg! To shet up, To don't hafta eat dis dinnahi"-Philadel- phia Public Ledger.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
ABYSSlNliN TELEPHONES.
Even Inanimate Nature Is Constantly at Work to Obs truct Com
 munication.

At the present time there are nearly 500 miles of telephone wires in Abys- sinia, and enough more are being stretched to bring the total length to nearly l,S00 miles by the end of the year If nothing happens to stop opera tions, says an eastern exchange.
 An American engineer who laid out many of the routes and helped to in stall the first few hundred miles of wire, under contract with the Abyssin- ian minister, Jig. who initiated most of these improvements. says:
 There wasn't ? thing that weather. man or beast could do to us that wasn't done. Tremend@ls rainfalls were the first source of damage The water would literally pour out of the sky, and when the shower was ended We had the pleasure of going over miles or line and resetting poles that had been washed out of their places by young floods
 Scarcely had We begun to erect the poles before we found that they were failing again, myeteriously. as it seem ed. Then We saw that we were up against the termites As soon as wood was placed in the ground they were at 1t. You can see acres anu acres of iand in parts of Abyssinia that are as well cropped as if s.me one had gone over them with giant lawn mower. That is the work of the termites
 Immediately after discovering this we ceased to erect wooden poles and used iron ones. Then man began his work. The natives saw great uses for the beautiful round iron posts, and whenever we had moved on few miles they would sneak up and tear them out. Finally King Menelik had 10 send messengers throughout the country proclalming that extreme punishment | awaited any one who touched the tele- phone plant.
 Now that the wires are mp and the men are leaving them alone, there Is constant damage still The monkeys of Abyssinia have discovered that they make magnificent trapeze wires and they swing on them and play with them till they come down The ele- plants, too destroy a lot They have found the iron posts very nice to lean against and to scratch their sides on ! and as they were put in to support wires and not elephants, a few give way every day in the elephant regions
 "lnanimate nature also is at work constantly to bother the telephone su- perintendents of Abyssinia The iun- gle grows so fast that hardly a day passes in which is isn't necessary to send out party to cut away some of 1t where it has reached to the wires. The worst trouble is from the huge creepers that grow over all the trees. They fall here and there all the time. especially after heavy rains And when they drop over telephone wire they either break il or else they conduct the current into the earth"
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
STANuEY'S REAL TITLE.
The Great Explorer Needed Not the Honorary Sir" to Make
 Him Great

The laurelS that Stanley won were earned by his own strength and en- deavor. He gave trade and civilization new impetus. He did more to change the map of Africa and to give the face of the world a new expression than any other man since Washington. says Sus- cess In the empty title that he ac- cepted from the British government is 10 ee found the only substitution of shad- CIV for substance ia his career. The hulloWnesS and elaptrap of knighthood. supposed, by wors hipers Of rank and privilege to distinguish the great from the little. add nothing to honors won In the most difficult field of endeavor. The gory that he gained from the jun gles fields and streams of the unex- plured and almost impenetrable country Nas embeitished with no new luster by the sir wh.ch he permitted British aristocracy to place before his name. He was a member of the nobility of char acter and achievement. and as such he needed no title He was broad mind ec and ingenious He entertained no Illusions regarding the relative posi- tious of men He was sufficiently demo- cratic not to hide the story of his hum hle origin. and frequently visited the Poorhouse where his interesting history begins He knew from many bitter ex- periences that it is not what man is born unto but what he makes of him self that brings rank Posterity will forget Stanley the lsnfghf hut the c, tnre world of commerce art. industry and independence will never forget Stanley the explorer
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
The Kite as an Oracle.

Gn the fiat housetops of Morocco girls may often be seen flying kites. which they believe will give an augurv of their future. If the kite remains unbroken good fortune is in store for them; if mishap befall it evil days will be their portion. Their faith in he oracle is SD great that mishap to rbe kite plunges them in dejeetion
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Sweet Home.

Mir Ferguson put on his slippers and threw himself on the lounge
 Its so delightful to be at home again he said "I think never ap- preciated it more than do tonight '
 Its delightful To hear you say so. George. cooed Mrs Ferguson.
 Yes. those confounded new shoes have tortured me nearly to death to- gay Chicago Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Found Out.

She-You're just like all the rest Of the men. Here we've been married only year; and you never kiss me un- less l ask you to.
 He-Huh, You're just like all the rest of the women. You never think to ask me to kiss you unless you want money-N Y Weekly
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Divers Will Dive Deeper

The discovery of a London physician is claimed to have increased the safe depth for diving and caisson work from loo 10 POO feet The simple remedy is slow restoration of normal conditions the evil and fatal results having been traced to the sudden removal of the ex- cessive atmospheric pressure Toronto C}oha
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Parliamentary.

Papa remarked the NJ. Ps daaeh- ter, looking at the clock
 What Is tt. Loue" asked papa. who had fingered in the draw ing-foom wtth the young people
 "lt Is nine o'clock Al tbfs firna George and usually go into com mi,tee Then papa retlred-Tit-Bifs
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Not for Him

Did you ever have your ancestry traced baek?"
 "Yes. once"
 What did you do? Join some of the antique societies?"
 No; worked like mailer trying to cover up the traces '-Detroit Free Press
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Hardicapped.

BifkinsI know one girl who doesn [ try to conceal her age.
 Mifkins-What's the explanation? Bifkins-She has a twin brother.- Chicago Daily News.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
No Doubt About It.

She-Do you think women are talk ng advantage of leap year?
 He-Why, yes; I know one who has taken five years of her age this year, Yonkers Statesman.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Poor Whites" Disease.

Dr. Stiles, zoologist of the Unitei States marine hospital service, says the degraded condition of the so-ealled "poor whites of the south is largely due to parasitic disease.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Long Term for Small Thef,

Al New York the other day Judge Son gave two exseoHyiets nine years and six months each in prison for having held up and robbed a woman sf % cents.
The Forrest City times., 1904-07-15
Done to Death.

Pa. what's a dead language?"
 Any old language after your ma gets through with iL"-Chieago Rec ord Herald.
The copper era., 1904-12-01
Holiday Races.

Jeff Dunagan has been busy for the past week in working up an interest in a holiday race program, and has now practically closed all arrange mentS for two days racing. which will be held on December 3l and January l. for liberal purses. It will doubtless bc d surprise to the public to learn that Clifton has about the finest race course in the territory, but such is the fact. The new track k is on Chase creek a short distance above town. and is as level as a floor. The track was made by the tailings which came down from the cOncen. trating plants, and is quite hard and firm. It is an ideal track. The en' trance fee for saddle horses will he Slo. and S25 for the free for all races
 Following is the committee: Eo Leonard, <. l. Forbes. W. A. Hamil- ton. R. !. Dunagan and George Webster. Liberal purses will be of
 fered in all events. and it k expected that the races will be patronized bl people from all parts of the county