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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
An Extra Session.
Senator Elkins Is quoted as follows on
the subject of the investigation of the rail-
road rate problem:

Senator Elkins Is quoted as follows on
the subject of the investigation of the rail-
road rate problem:
1--WE will push the matter right along.
and by the time Congress meets again will
be BILE to go through with 1t intelligently
Extra session? No, l don't know anything
about an extra session. l never disturb -
sleeping dog. When / found that there was
to be no session this spring 1 was delighted,
and am now willing to go on about my
business without stirring up trouble Tor the
future. If l were to guess at the time the
President will call the extraordinary ses-
sion, if he calls it at all, l would say Mo-
vember That would give Congress quite
little time to wrestle with the subject be-
fore the regular session began.
It is the stranger who takes risk in dis
turbng sleeping dog. The master is safe
IN calling at any time. In this case the
master Is public sentiment, and public sem
timent is in favor of an early disposition
by Congress of the railroad rate question.
So that should the President, voicing public
sentiment, call Congress together In extra
session next fall not only would he take
no risk as respects his own prestige, but
he would in nowse imperil the cause in
hand The next House will probably dis
pose of the business as promptly as the re-
cent one did, and the Senate by that time
Will be Sufflclently ln1OT1neu 10 Notc
But the West Virginia senator foresees an
extra session, and suggests November. Why
not October? Why not two months instead
of one before the regular meeting day?
Action will be facilitated by the fact that
a railroad rate bill will be ready, and that
another investigation, which is to be con-
Quoted during the Senate's recess, will col
lect valuable nforma ton bearing on
limited revision of the tariff. These are the
principal questions with which the next
Congress viii concern itself, and if there
is no delay about taking them up 1t will be
to the advantage of the majority party.
But there are other matters to be dis
posed of, and the republicans will doubtless
be alive to the Importance of getting away
from Washington as early next year as
possible A new House is to be elected,
and the campaign is going to be vigorously
prosecuted by the democracy. If by any
chance a democratic House should be
chosen, the republicans would find them
selves at once on the anxious seat about
1908. Everything, therefore, counsels not
only early but wise action by the first ses-
sion of the Fifty-ninth Congress on all the
matters to be presented to it, and the form
ing by the republicans of their lines for
the congressional elections to follow as
soon possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
Missouri.

A change in the situation in Missouri in
dicates at last the election of a United
States senator. 1t is probably too late for
the republicans to recover the ground they
lost locally when they divided on Mr.. Med
ringhaus' nomination. That was a display
of factionalism certain to have far-reac CHI
ing and long-lasting consequences. But
they owe a senator to the country, and
they should choose him without further de-
lay. The people of the state voted in No
vember for a republican legislature, and
that verdict carried with it republican
successor to Mr.. Cockrell. A failure to
elect at this session would send the mat
ter over two years, and to a legislature
reasonably certain to be democratic. Mr.
Kerens and his friends should not be will
ing to go that far. His own success is
impossible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
The Fight Against Consumption.

- One of the most hopeful signs of the
times is the keen interest which is being
taken in nearly every state in the preven-
ton and proper treatment of tuberculosis
In several state legislatures bills have been
introduced this winter bearing upon some
phase of the problem. providing for investi-
cation, or educational campaigns, or even
for the establishment of isolation hospitals
One of the bills for the last-named pur-
pose is now pending before the Illinois leg
islature and the advocates of the isolation
of conSumptives are anxiously watching its
course in the hope that this state will go on
record in favor Of the plan. 1t is proposed
to appropriate 100000 of the public money
for site and suitable buildings for a SAM
tarium where the state can segregate all
sufferers from tuberculosis.
In Illinois alone at least 5000 persons die
annually of consumption, heavy loss of
life and of Industrial capacity, and more
over, serious and a continuing source Of
further infection. There Is no longer any
opposition worthy the name to the belief
that each consumptiye at large is a source
from which the disease principle spreads
widely. The problem of prevention offers
two aspects: The public at large must be
thoroughly educated. to warn every individ-
ual Of the terribly dangerous character and
the easy spread of the disease through the
sputum of patients, and this education
must bear results. or else patients must be
segregated as carefully as are the suffer-
ers from other deadly and infectious dis
There is a very general Discrimination to
separate tubercuiar sufferer from the
family for perhaps a period of many months
or even several years. But it is growing
to be widely recognized fact that each
such person. II not extremely careful, Is
while at large a menace to the community.
How far can education go? It III admitted
by its most jealous advocates Tint the pos
sibility Of material progress IL slight. or
that 1t least the process Of training con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
Amending the Constitution

90 oiten has the proposition to change
the inauguration date TO more clement
season than March been halted by the eff
TORT 10 couple with 1t other reforms of the
national calendar that 1t is TO be hoped the
movement for the long-delayed shift now
gathering Roadway once more will be
directed strictly to this one point. Two
years ago there was some hope of getting
results. but once again the members of the
House who want TO see the government S
dates changed in other respects tried to
utilize this vehicle for the accomplishment
OF their ends and. they soon ran into a
Chinese puzzle and had to abandon the
whole enterprise Let ii be understood at
the outset of this propaganda that there
VIII be no compromising with those who
want 10 see Congress assemble earlier tina n
thirteen months after election
In some quarters an indisposition 70
tinker with the Constitution is cited as a
good reason for letting the old Inaugural
ton date stand. despite the universal con-
demnaticn of 1t unsuitable and danger
Gus. The Constitution is indeed an instru-
ment requiring the most careful protection
from the manipuations of meddlers 1t
has been kept free from all hut a few
changes since It's original ratification Ten
OF the fifteen articles of amendment were
proposed only two years after the body of
the instrument was submitted to the states
and represented the discoveries as to the
imperfection of the first form. OF the other
nvs two were proposed soon afterward in
1Ie4 and 1903, and the other three were the
result OF the civil war and the emancipa-
ton Of the slaves.
There is no possible danger Of the coun-
try acquiring the habit of amendment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
For a Tax on Posters.
From Leslie's Weekly.


tax on posters is suggested. Why not ?
What reason exists for permitting the dis
fgurement of public streets without re-
straint? A man who covers dead wall
facing on public street is really grabbing
a public franchise. In Italy. Belgium and
France this fact is recognized. and bill pos
tiers pay a franchise tax. A poster tax
would affect the New York subway people
who have a franchise to operate a railroad
and who go further and under that fran
chise assume to put up posters and to deal
in chewing gum. candy and other mer-
chandise. There is no question of the legal
ity. OF such tax. Municipalities have a
right to levy 1t. Furthermore, the courts
have repeatedly held that the taxing power
can be exercised to the point of confisca-
ton. There is no limit to it, The posters
are usually an offense to the eye and some
times TO morals. Wherever they are. in the
subway or on dead walls they can he
readily put out Of existence by the tax
ing method. Tax them to death!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
Importance Of Advertising.
From the Indiana polls Star.

Time was when advertising was regarded
as blowing ones own horn" and there
have been in it at times fakes and frauds.
just as there have been in other lines of
business. AL! that has changed very per-
ceptibly in the past three or four decad es.
Business men have realized that the world
is too large to ask the people in 1t to hunt
around and find out for themselves what
the manufacturer makes and what the
merchant has to sell. The possible con-
sumner must be found and told about what
Is for sale and why he should buy it.
That is all there Is to advertising
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
A Marauder.

Howdy. Mistuh Robn-bird, l knows jes'
whut you's after.
Oar ism any human folks kin beat you as
CRATER.
You is on de groun right early. cause you s
waitin fob to see
If dar's any prospects openin in dat ole
cherry tree.
Howdy, Mistuh Robin-bird, a-wingin an
a-SWingin.
Yol doesn' fool yoh uncle wifi yoh off hand
way O. singin'.
specks you's nightly lucky, If de truth
you only knew,
Dat dar ism no gran jury takin' note O.
what you do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
SHOOTING STARS.
Keeping Up Appearances.

"why does Hat politician insist on COM
plimentng the opposition
HE is wise enough to want people 10
think he is having his own way ABOUT some
thing even if he doesn't get the credit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
His Impression.

els there any malaria around here?
81 dunno" answered Farmer Corntossel
ct pears to me that us folks ought t
have used it all up by this time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
The Difference.

Father said the small boy what is
the difference between a statesman ard
politician?'
"a statesman, my son, is the man who
gives advice gratis. and the politician is the
one who gets the situation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
Going Along.

81 suppose you are going to the races
EYES," answered young Mrs. Torklns
do you enjoy the sport?'
mo But 1 like to keep as close as pos
sible to the money up to the very last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
The Procession.

And still the holidays move on.
There is no dearth to fear.
Inauguration day is gone
st. Patrick'S day draws near.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

The California congressman is again lord
ing II over his Virginia colleague because of
his advantage on the mileage question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

Mrs. Chadwick regrets that some jurors
could be so unchivalrous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

The idea of special building for inaugur-
alton festivities will not appeal to the pen
sion office employe who has enjoyed an oc-
casional extra holiday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
THE EVENING STAR has a regular and
permanent FAMILY Circulation much
more than the combined circulation OF
the other Washington daiEss. Az .
News and Ad-ertiring Medium It has
no competitor.

OIn order to avoid delays on account OF
personal absence, letters to THE STAb
should not be addressed to cny individual
connected with the once, but simply TO
THE STAR. or to the Editorial or Busi-
ness DEPARTMENTS, according to tenor or
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

Grand Duke Boris will be justified in
claiming that matters could not be much
worse if he had followed his original in
teution of going to the front
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

If Governor Pennypacker were consistent
he would make a protest about the man
ner in which some of the country's public
men are caricatured in statuary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

If necessary Kansas will go back to the
old-fashioned plan of educating great men
by the light of a pine knot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

General Kuropatkin will be safe from the
embarrassments of hero worship when ne
returns to st. Petersburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

The japanese merely pause between fights
long enough to give the enemy time 10 re-
port losses to headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

The Easter bonnet manufacturers will
soon demonstrate that they do not need
any trust to assist them in maintaining
prices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

II David B. Hill is waiting to be coaxed
back to public life he is taking grave
chances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

The book maker will presently give a
few object lessons in operating a graft in
entire safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

The beef trust should respect the fres-
ident's views and make it less expensive 10
set table for a large family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

MT Bryan manages to be very good ma
tured and cheerful for man who has lust
seen $4,000 slip from his CRASH
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No Excuse.

From the Boston Herald.
There seems to be no adequate excuse
Tor trouble between rival presidential can
didates at this stage OF the game. Three
and half years Of incubation would be
apt to addle any boom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

After boiling the drinking water the
sediment may be used as a paper weight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14

Possibly the warm weather will bring the
Guatemalan ant out of hiding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14
to SIS. 90 PADDOCK RAIN COATS, So.25.
Weak
Storm Ch.

A weak stomach is most frequent
ly caused by the overworked and
exhausted nervous system.
The power that runs the stomach
is the nerve force sent to it from
the brain through the nerves. When
the nerves are weak or exhausted
the supply of energy is insufficient
and the action of the stomach is
impaired, and results in imperfect
digestion-dyspepsia.
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine IN
creases nerve force. It strengthens
and builds up nerve tissue, gives
vigor to the nerves and muscles of
the stomach; this produces a
healthy activity.
Nervine allays the Inflammation
heals the membranes and makes the
stomach strong and healthy. There
is nothing that SO quickly gives en-
ergy to the whole system as Restor-
alive Nervine.
II can't say enough for DR. Miles Nervne.
don't know what it will do for others, but it
tainly cured me of stomach trouble, and now / am
well as l ever Two physicians failed to
relieve me, but in three four days after taking
Nervine l was mach relieved. Four bottles made
sound man, at the cost of $780,
JAMES E. HART, Detroit Mich
DR.. Miles Nervine is sold by your druggist. who
will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit If
1t fails he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, lid.
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Tr mspla amt d in Big City
By HOLM AN +. DAY

same in the big city," he went on; but I'm afraid
to have you go. They come back any more"
But l must go with my father and mother,
JEAN" she said, looking at him earnestly and
proachfully. I'VE too young to be married
now. You not your yet"
But will you want to come back to Tadousac?"
he asked. "Oh, I'm afraid, Resale! So many
have gone and none has ever come back. They
have gone from Tadousac and all the districts,
feeding those big cities and those roaring, rafting
mills. And when l have met them up at Sainte
Anne the pilgrimages they show me their gay
clothes and say the habitants are only vegetables
to stay up here
do you think l shall ever feel like that?" the
girl asked with rebuke in her tones.
you are honest and loving now, Rosae, but
the States seem to make people gay and cold and
fippant l ought to be going with you, but my
father needs me, you know
Il know that Farmer Leroux with all his
and all his needs his only son, the girl replied
sorrowfully. IF my father not SO poor he
would not go away. But there in the States all
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five of work in the big MILL so my Uncle
Peter writes. Perhaps we shall have much money
some day and can come back here, and then Farmer
Leroux will think perhaps, that Resale LeRoi is
as good as the rich daughter of Neighbor Lafamme.'
There bitterness in her voice, and Jean Lee
roux's face flushed.
i will never marry Emile Laf1amme" he cried
hotly. You do wrong, Resale, to taunt me with
what my father talks"
Will you remember to love and be true to
the poor girl working at the noisy looms? she asked
My little Rosalie III never turn sod nor drive
blow with my nor gather apple from the
tree without thinking that I'm working all the
time for home-as it will be sometime, for my
father shall never make marry any other girl.
And will you, when you are among the bright things
of the city, think of and love all the time the farmer
boy with his patched clothes and his rough hands,
but with heart lonely and tender for you? Oh
Resale! will your"
She put her hands in his and looked up at him
with steadiness in her black eyes that thrilled him
through and through And then with that senti-
ment of the lovers 1itany, he said:
There's the bright new moon up there. Once
every month we'll look up at it when the dusk
comes and will say pledge. 1t will make
seem near very near to each other to know that we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09

children were wandering about the trampled yard,
kicking over scattered refuse in the vague hope of
finding some old trinket or plaything that the buy
ing horde had dropped thrown aside. Rosalie
the eldest, tall girl of seventeen years. had
started on alone toward the house of Farmer
Leroux the big hill. Beside the alders at the
brook she stopped and looked back the little
house. Her pretty face wrinkled with the grimace
that precedes tears, and then she wept. The day
had been one of hurry and busy labor, of curious
crowds and prying neighbors The tears had been
near her eyes since morning; but there had been
no time to waste. Now they flooded her cheeks.
Poor little home, poor little home!" she sobbed
Il don't want to go away to the strange Yankee
city and leave you and the brook and the big trees
and-and-"
And me, little Rosa1ie, my little Rosalie-what
of leaving me?" asked some behind her softly
The young man had stolen out of the alders at her
approach.
Il have been waiting here for you," he said
mournfully. Il have been waiting to say good-by
l cannot say it tomorrow morning as | should like
before them all. Oh, my little Rosalie, have you
thought OF all it means to go away from Tadousac?
She leaned her forehead his shoulder and
sobbed more heartbrokenly.
You have said you would remember me just the
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in their arms But Gallo adaptability is
rapid. Two weeks from that time the LeRois
down at the station again with the
assurance of folks who have seen few things.
They came to welcome and guide the Provancher
family of Tadousac who had been drawn on by
their reports, even the LeRois had been drawn
by Uncle Peter And the Provancher family in
its turn had given its promise to add link to the
endless chain winding out of poor Tadousac. The
LeRois led the arrivals around the brilliant
streets, and basked in the same wondering admira-
ton that they had avished aforetime the citi-
fed Uncle Peter. And already all of them began to
poke sly rdcule at the 'Cabbages" still rooted in
Tadousac.
In a month it seemed if the catter of looms
and the canl1 of pulleys and roar of wheels and
clangor of spnners had driven all rusticity out of
them. They talked gliby of the principal streets,
though they still called them " Rue" this that;
they knew the way to the rbbon-counter in the big
department store, and after few pay-days and
after Arethuse and Rosalie had risen to the dis
tnction of four looms EACH the two women were
able to walk out Sunday afternoons Haunting as
gay colors the rest of their neighbors in the
district of tenement arks.
To be sure, there some household drawbacks
to this life in the metropolis. In Tadousac they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09

Napoleon LeRoi's grandfather had settled on that
bit of farm when the Tadousac district mostly
wilderness, and during the frugal years the little
cottage had become crowded with modest household
treasures none of much value but many in num-
Der. And the Tadousac peasants are slow buyers;
therefore the auction had dragged all those
hours Napoleon LeRoi was "goin on the States :"
1t clean sale. Even the spinning wheel, the
flax-whee1 all the old dishes and the furniture to
the last stick were offered and sold. The homely
utensils would not be needed in the life in the
tenement block in the factory city The furniture
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At that hour the next evening Rosalie saw
the moon out of the window of a clank-
ing train. Her brothers and her sister were asleep
in the double seats near her. Napoleon LeRoi and
his wife snoring restfully across the aisle The
day had been filled with mind-engrossing events
for all of them, fresh from the soil of Tadousac as
they were. First the long steamboat ride UP the
trimming St. Lawrence, the interminabe green
palisades of the Cote de Beaupre, the tower
ing heights of Quebec, the hustle of ST. Roch-
st.-for they dared adventure no farther
then the ferry to Point Levi, and the rushing train
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would not ap-
pear well there;
new could be
bought on the
instalment plan.
Letters received
from those who
had gone before
to that strange
land gave this
information.
So Napoleon
LeRoi and his
wife Arethuse
walked through
the empty room,
and felt queer,
lonesome and
homesick in the
dusk. They and
their children,
Resale, Felix,
Antoine and Ma
rie, ate supper
on the tops of
the trunks and
on the box cord
ed and ready for
the big cart of
Farmer Leroux
in the morning.
They all would
sleep at Farmer
Leroux's.
The younger
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All night, all
the next day,
cramped in the
short backed
seats, eating the
food from their
big basket, and
atlast out, blink
ing, uncertain,
confused, en-
barrassed, upon
the station plat
form of the city
where they were
to make their
new home.
They stood
for a long time
stock-still, the
dizzied Napo-
leon in the CEN
ter, clutching
his worn valise,
dinned by cab
men and ell
bowed by the
throng thrust
ing past. Then
a hoarse but
joyous below of
the good old
Tadousac pat
OILS, and the
brother of Mad
anne Arethuse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09

are looking at
the same thing
at the same
time, even if
it is only the
moon, SO far
away"
And then
hand in hand
they walked on
to the houce
of Farmer Le-
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THE auc-
| ton held
at Napo-
leon LeRoi's
house began
early in the
afternoon, but
it was dusk be-
fore Master
Dulac's ham
ner fell for the
last time.