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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
Scarcity Of Talk.
From the Chicago Journal,


1t is one of the curious things about
American life, where individuals stand
upon a plane more nearly equal than in
any other land, that our street cars and
other public conveyances, crowded as they
are with men and women of almost similar
station going to and returning from work
of the same nature, should be so devoid of
conversation that the sound Of a human
voice among the passengers is really I'M
usual. Car after car freighted with hui
mainly passes to and from the residence
and business districts day by day with
never a friendly word from one Of Its in
mates to another.
AS a matter Of course, speech between
men and women Is practically impossible,
owing to the nature of our conventions.
Owing, too, to the mutual distrust women
feel for one another and to the tradition es-
sential TO responsibility, II is not easy for
one woman to engage In friendly speech
with another. But there Is no reason why
men. their duty to their morning and even
ing newspaper done, should ride side by
side and continue to glare into uninterest-
ing space when rational human intercourse
is in waiting. What we all really need Is
something different. Life runs too readily
Into a rut We see the same things day
after day, talk with the same people, do
our daily tasks In the same way--until 1t Is
possible for thousands OF US to foretell
whole years, entire decades IN advance,
Just where we shall be at any given hour In
any given day, assuming our lives are
spared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12

the club has already some two hundred and
fifty members and others are up for cleo
ton. ,, .,,
| hear some further interesting points
about NJ Robins recent visit. Besides the
bust of Mr. Balfour the great sculptor mas
agreed. I am told, to make Dust OF a
popular West End lady, whose portrait py
Mr.. Sargent was a recent acaoe tho,,s SUD
guineas. 1t is not unlikely that IL. Rodln
may undertake several other Engllsn COM
missions Certainly it will require ms SIN
eleness of mind to refuse the many cnarm-
Ing and distinguished people who wish to
reach posterity through his art. one VINO
has been keen student or our social PHASES
tells me that there has been nothing IN ms
time to correspond with the reilsh "h,ch
the artistic part of fashionable LONDON
showed in their lionizing or the Sculptor.
Even In his visit to the Watts snow, Where
he spent some time, ne was atlenaeu IL Wy
a duchess Some of the evidences OF Eng
Iish worship must have amused the mas
ter not little, for, like nearly all great ar
lists certainly all who are Frencnmen. M
Rodin has a short ana caustic WI. oeiiio
his large good humor.
Mr. Frederick Greenwood the veteran
journalist, is to be entertained al dinner
next month by a distinguished company
of literary men and journalists, with MI
John Morley one of the successors In the
editorship of the Pail Mall Gazette, In the
chair. 1t is to be hoped that Mr. Green,
wood In his speech on that occasion WIN
tell the true story of the purchase of the
Suez canal shares 1t was Mr.. Greenwood
who first heard that the khedive, in his
financial troubles intended to sell his Suez
canal shares. He saw the opportunity
which II presented and he communicated
with the present lord Rothschild on the
subject Whether he also communicated
with Mr.. Disraeli, as reported. do not
know but ii is more than probable that
il was Lord Rothschild who brought the
subject before the English prime minister.
II was. in any event, through the house of
Rothschild that the transaction was car
iie0 l.. H. MOORE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
Table Linen.
TURNING NIGHT INTO DAY.
Is Sleep Only an Inherited Habit
Burning Late Oil.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.


Oldtime principles as well prejudices
seem destined to give place to the newer
and broader and more truthful light of
these latter days. Sometimes there is
hitch in the newness of breadth or truth
of the light. but that is no cause for ribald
scorn. Let US be thankful for the truth
when it comes and as it comes
Here now is a college professor who tells
his students that the old adage Of early
to bed and early to RISE is out of date and
untrue, so far at least as the last blessing
1t promises us, the acquisition Of wisdom,
Is concerned. His thesis Is that the time
honored aphorism only applied to the elder
days when the shades of night were only
to be dispelled by a farthing candle or an
ill-smelling whale-oil lamp, but in these
joyous latter days-or nights-of luminous
kerosene and the incandescent mantle or
the clever little electric bulb, the situation
Is altogether changed; that the night hours
are the true time for study and mental eff
fort; that the faculties are then more keen
and wide-awake, the soul more open to the
inspiration Of genius; in short, that the
morning is no time for brain work at all,
and that all the greatest thinkers do their
best work in hours about midnight and
later, when the mind is freed at last from
the vapors and stupors of its slumbers the
night before. He tells us that In the morn
ing, and indeed pretty much all day, the
mind is sluggish from its effort to shake
off sleep; and, apparently. it takes about
dozen hours fully to wake up. Therefore.
he tells his students, studying should be
done at night to be most effective.
It may be so, but what would be the re-
suit in the collegiate world If the doctrine
We're given practical effect? II tho stu
dents are to begin their serious work about
midnight and study for four or five hours,
an evident readjustment of ordinary collie
gate procedure becomes necessary. Sleep,
unfortunately or not, is a need that cannot
be set aside; men require 1t in variable
quantity according to the individual tenn
permanent. Franklins dictum was six
hours for man, seven for a woman and
eight for a fool" although we may suspect
him Of occasionally himself taking ten, on
the sly. 1t will be remembered that some
years ago Mr.. Thomas A. Edison prophe-
sled that with the advent OF electric light
ing the necessity for sleep would gradually
disappear; that It was simply an inherited
habit-a bad habit at marlborough about
by the fact that In the darker ages, without
adequate means Of artificial lighting. men
had to go to bed with the sun simply be-
cause they could no longer see. This
theory goes much further than our college
professors: he attn recognizes the need for
sleep. but seems to ind It tar from q re-
freshing process. When he once is over
come by slumber It takes him until the
next night - become fully aW1ko asnln.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
How the Tibetans Dress.
From Worlds Work.

from worlds Work.
Lay and cleric alike, the inhabitants Of
Lhasa are entirely similar to those of the
rest of Tibet. There Is, indeed, but one
difference even in the dress. In one prov
ince through which We passed the women
use turquoise-studded halo as head
dress; in Lhasa a fillet ornamented In the
same way is bound close down over their
hair. fuffed out on either side, and falls
down over the shoulders. 1t is one of the
most becoming ways of doing the hair that
l have ever seen, and for a certain type the
entire dress of a woman of Lhasa would be
a becoming costume for fancy dress ball
at home.
I The dress of the men and the women is
very similar. There is a single undergar-
ment and one heavy native cloth robe, dun
or crimson in color, and usually patched
which both sexes pull in around the waist
with girdle-thei men pouching 1t at the
waist to form the only pocket that they use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES.
Great Diamond May Go in England's
Crown.

Crown.
From the New York Sun.
The Premier Diamond Mining Company
of the Transvaal has acquired what appears
to be too much Of a good thing. Everybody
knows that it is a diamond weighing one
and three-fourths pounds, four inches long.
two and a half inches high and one and a
half inches thick. Judged by the standards
of Jeffries and Tavernier. who established
the rule that the value of cut diamonds is
proportional to the square of the carat
weight, this stone. If cut to one-half its
present weight. will be worth something
like $45. OO0, 900. This valuation makes the
present market value OK the shares OF the
Premier Company look small.
A few years ago the Excelsior diamond
of Jagersfontein was cut into several pieces
and the largest one. Weighing 239 carats,
has not yet found buyer. The Porter
Rhodes and the Victoria diamonds, weigh
ing 160 and $50 carats. are valued by their
owners at 100000 each. The net weight
of the Premier stone, which the crystallog-
raphers say is 'purer as well as bigger"
than any Of the other great diamonds. is a
little over 1924 carats, and. If reduced to
one-half, the cut stone will weigh 1512
carats. Where is a buyer for this precious
commodity? This question Is agitating the
Transvaal newspapers
1t is declared with one voice that all who
have Toasted their eyes upon the beauty
and grandeur of this splendid work of ma
ture'' are convinced that it would be an act
Of vandalism to break it up. 1T would be
a dissertation" says the Transvaal Leader,
Ito cleave it for commercial purposes, even
If that were economically feasible"
The Leader and the South African Mines
have hit upon a solution of the problem
and are urging it for all it is worth. There
is but one fitting resting place for such a
wonderful gem, and that is ''in the crown OF
the greatest empire In the world" Let the
value of the stone be fixed at about $2.5C0.-
600 as something negotiable and it should
not take very long to shower into the strong
box of the Premier Company 100000 shil-
lings and transfer the stone to the king and
the empire. The shillings would be 10000
600 messages of loyalty from the affection
ate subjects of his majesty.
With such an elephant on its hands the
Premier Company would probably be happy
to head the subscription list with patri-
otic and substantial contribution. Mean
while the company has insured the gem for
81 600 900, and 1t will be that much in
pocket. even II the greedy ocean should en-
gulf the treasure on It's impending journey
to England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
cEREBRo-sPINAL MENINGITIS.
Mystery in the Spread and Prevalence
of the Dread Disease.

From the New York Herald.
II il evident enough from the different
views expressed by various medical experts
who have been interviewed by the Herald
that there is still much mystery connected
with the present spread and alarming
prevalence of cerebro-spinal meningitis in
this and other cities. While the weight
of medical authority leans toward the nom
contagious or directly infectious character
of the ailment. there are enough suspicious
In an opposite direction to be on the safer
side of guarding against all possible chances
of propagation of the poison by direct or
indirect personal contact with the sick
ones Certain 1t Is that its mode OF spread
corresponds In many respects with that OF
other infectious diseases Because the real
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12

have been over 1000 years ago. Gustavo
Saivini proposes to represent there one Of
the old Greek tragedies, ',Oedipus Rex. :"
by preference. reproducing the antique COS
tunes in the antique place.
The idea has been eagerly seized upon By
the municipality and citizens OF Syracuse
and ought to be as great success financially
az artistically as Sicily will soon be futi
of strangers of all nationaiities, attracted
by the stopping there OF the German fmpe-
rial family 49, {
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
Bridge Playing in London.


Boldly confronting with its name the pos
Sibility of surviving a century hence as a
FURIOUS relic of ancient amusements, the
New Bridge Club has just opened for
members at Knightsbrldge. There are
fwenty-six card tables In the three charm
hg rooms given over to the game. The ter
iors OF bridge drive" in most London
bouses have evidently been turned to ac-
tount by the designers of the new club.
Ind they have provided two ten-table
looms, the one for smokers and ladies who
DO not object to smoke. the other nom
bmokers, while the third room, for mep
pniy. holds six tables. The points are lin
lted to half q crown a hundred for bridge
Ind shilling points for whist at the gem
eral tables, but there are a number of
private tables which can be engaged by
those whose views on this respect OF the
eame are more expansive than those of
the committee. These points are consid-
erably lower. believe. than those at Al
mack'A With four-guinea subscription
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
SOC. Buckets.
So. 40 Coolers.

ones are always the first to be attacked,
which fact offers the strongest argument
for maintaining the general health at the
highest possible standard. When this can
be accomplished the fear of infection of
any kind is reduced to minimum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
Muslin Wear.
KifnOnas.

Short Lawn Kimonas, in
polka dots and figured eff
fects. with plain borders.
Yoke backand
front. All M
sizes. THURS VIZ
DAY ......
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
salvini In the Syracuse rheater.

From the Pan MaIl Gasette.
At Syracuse there IL most beautifully
preserved Greek theater. with all the ac-
cessories OF romantic and quiet surround
iEge and, weather permitting. of q blue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
soc. Embroidery.
Use. Skirtings.

Fine quality Embroidery
Flouncings and Skirtings.
SO to 43 inches wide: in COM
binations of embroidery and
hemstit C h e d
border effects. go
Regular value, e S~
75c. yard. OONo
THURSDAY....
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-13
TOOt Your Little TOoter.
By Ed. @. Barroll

Dy A<hs ~ DoAAOAAs
II you toot your little tooter and then
lay aside your horn,
In ten short days there's not soul
will know that you we're born;
The man who gathers pumpkins Is the
man who plows all day,
And the man who keeps a-humping is
the man who makes it pay.
The man who advertises with short
and sudden jerk
Is the man who blames the editor be-
cause it didn't work;
The man who gets the business has a
long and steady pull,
And keeps his local paper from day to
day quite full.
He plans his advertising in thought
ful sort of way,
And keeps forever at it until he makes
it pay;
He has faith in all the future, can
Withstand sudden shock,
And, like the man of scripture, plants
his business on rock.
II he can't write good copy, he en-
ploys man who can,
And the other fellow in his line is
classed an "also ran. >"
You can't fool people always-they've
been long time born,
And most folks know the man is slow
who tooteth not his horn.
Advertising World.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-13

Little is said these days about the
Williams case at the court house OF
about the city, says The Dalles Chron-
icle. 1t is an unpleasant subject and
the fact that two weeks from this
morning will be the LIST time Williams
will see the light of day causes a
shudder to all who contemplate it. In
his statement made in the Chronicle
some weeks ago Williams declared
that would be the last he would make
and the reporter has sought no fur
ther interview though he may be seen
daily In the corridor of the Jail.
Word comes from Trout Lake that the
report ia current there that John
Hitchcock, whom many Dallesites
remember as having driven the stage
between White Salmon and Trout
Lake last summer, will be his heir,
being a cousin Of Williams. What
property he owns, if any, other than
the farm at Mount Hood, is not
known.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-13
To Dufur on August IL.

At the invitation of Attorney JOS
eph, Of the Great Southern, Judge
Lake and Commissioners Stoughton
and Hibbard took a trip over the sew
on miles of road now completed as
far as the Wickman place, says The
Dalles Chronicle. Their special car
was little fiat, but they tell us it was
as good an observation Car as they
ever travelled in and that they got a
fine view of the road. Ninety men
we're husily engaged In laying track
and building bridges beyond.
This short ride gave them longing
to go on, and when they inquired as
to whom that pleasure could be real
ICED, we're told that ON August 10
they could ride from The Dalles to
Dufur.
The main object of their trip was
to ascertain the purpose of the Great
Southern concerning the county road
and their requests as to right of
way over small piece Of the road
leading into the city. A plan which
the company is now figuring on Is to
branch off from the o. II. Il N. track
at point we're the roads now inter
sect and to run their track over the
present wagon road into the scity,
building their depot east of tho brew
cry, or directly opposite the o. r.. Il
N. stock yards.
To do this they would build about
a half mile Of county road from the
powder house to a point about a
third Of the distance down the brew
cry grade, the road following along
the hillside. The court considered
this feasible plan, which will no
doubt meet the approval Of all as the
present road has never been satisfac-
tory. The depot idea should also be
seconded by Dalles people,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-13
Praises the Kennedy Sprayer.
Seattle Ranch.

While this matter Of fighting insects
Is before us | wish to mention the
fact that i have seen spraying done
right here In the fair grounds without
pump-and | don't mean the dust
spray, either. William Kennedy, Of
Hood River, Oregon, is showing a
spraying outfit here that he claims
will do all kinds Of liquid spraying
without pump. | saw II work and
am favorably impressed with the out
fit. SO far as | can see now, IL ap-
pears to be a complete success with
but one drawback, and that is the
matter Of cost In some localities. No
pump is used and consequently no en-
gine is needed and there is no pump
Ing done by hand. The one who has
run pumps and engines knows that
often valuable time Is lost fixing the
pump or the gasoline engine. The
use Of the sprocket geared wheel is at
times quite unsatisfactory for the
pressure gives out and you must
drive abont the field to get up the re-
quired pressure. All these difficult
ties are obviated in this spraying out
it by getting the required pressure
from q tube charged with liquiiied
caronic gas. A fifty pound tube will
spray out 800 gallons of mixture. An
even pressure Is kept up, ranging from
80 to 125 pounds, and the pressure is
the same whether you use one nozzle
or dozen. 1t Ii claimed that 1t does
better work than can be done by the
hand pump, gives a more even press
ure and as a result 800 pounds of
spraying material will go as far as
1900 pounds when applied with hand
pump. As to the correctness of this
claim | am unable to pronounce judg-
ment at present. The nozzle and hose
used with this spraying outfit are the
same as used with the pump.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-13

Two-quart combination hot water
bottle and fountain syringe--guaranteed
for one year. Only Sl.M at Clarke's.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-13
WAKE UP and WATCH
WHITE SALMON GROW

By staff Correspondent.
White Salmon, Wash, July l2. The
past week has been remarkable one
for visitors. Weyers 4 kreps report
that it has been one of the best weeks
in the history of their stage line.
The great crowds to Trout Lake have
stopped and looked the town over and
many are taken up with the beautiful
surroundings and are investing, and
more than that, they are telling others
about it. The berry returns have
been large and as remarked one mer-
chant, there is plenty of money In
sight" There is a great deal Of
building going ON and great deal
more is contemplated. The mer-
chants are in good cheer, for 1t has
been a fine year, and collections are
splendid. The railroad talk has not
died out, but on the other band, has
increased, and all now waited for, Is
the active flying of dirt.
There Is a difference of opinion
among the merchants and the citizens
in general, as just where the best
place would be to locate the depot.
@. M. Wolfard, the merchant, said ::
III am In favor Of locating the depot
at Bingen. | think it would be bet
ter for us on the hill. l am not In
the least bit fearful Of the loss Of
trade If the depot would be placed
there. II Is true that the merchants
of that city could handle their stuff
about 75c per ton cheaper, owing to
the long haul we are required to make.
But II the depot was placed at Bin
gen II would be cheaper for me. The
dock where 1t Is now means an ex-
tremely heavy haul and the same
would apply to the farmers II the de-
pot was to 20 to Bingen. 10 not
believe the farmers would pass me or
the other merchants to trade, necessi-
tating an extra two miles haul. At
any rate, will be here to meet the
trade when it goes by, and will take
my chances on selling as cheap an the
other fellows. | am positive of the
fact now, that White Salmon is selling
at lower margin than any Of the
other towns In direct competition
with us. ;"
'Watch Tacoma Grow" has been
heralded all over the country, and
there Is no one who has been to Port
land but what bas witnessed 1t flashed
on the hill. Well, one OF the members
Of the Tacoma Booster club has been
the guest of Frank Egan for some
time past, and he has done little
boosting by distributing hundreds of
cards bearing the inscription, "Watch
Tacoma Grow" Every place Mr..
Egan would take his friend he would
pass out the cards. Not to be out
done, Mr.. Egan slipped into the En-
terprise Office and soon had the presses
grinding out thousands of slips bear
Ing this. "While Tacoma is Grow
ing, Keep Your Eye on White Sal
mon" When the booster attempted
to pass the cards again he was met
with bunch of Mr.. Egan's cards.
1t was good hit and the scheme will
be kept up. 1t win do well, too, to
keep your eye on White Salmon, for
she ~ growing rapidly. Il. L. @.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-13
The Good Old Way.

A severe cold or attack of Ia grippe IL
like a fire, the sooner you combat It the
hetter your chances are to overpower It.
But few mothers in this age are willing
to do the necessary work required TO
give II good Old-fashioned reliable treat.
ment such as would be ministered by
their grandmotheH, backed by Bos.
chee's German Syrup, which was al,
ways literally used In connection with
the home treatment of colds and Is still
In greater houshold favor than any
known remedy. But even without the
application Of the old-hshioned aids
German Syrup will cure severe cold
in quick time. 1t will cure colds In
children or grown people. 1t relieves
the congested organs, allays the irrta.
tion, and effectively stops the cough.
Any child will take 1t. II Is invalua.
BILE IN household of children. Trial
size bottle, 25c; regular size, Toe. For
sale by G. n. Clarke.