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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
Perils of Old Prescriptions.

FROM the london Mall.
There must be an immense number of old
medical prescriptions stored away in domes-
tic cupboards in England whose use would
not only no longer benefit patients for
whom they were originally intended, but
would work positive harm to them.
This point was emphasized at an inquest
on Wednesday, at which it was stated that
the deceased, waiter named Thomas
Wright, had been taking medicine made up
from an old prescription. and the coroner
pointed out that a great deal of damage
was done by that practice.
Ola prescriptions are treasured by the
ignorant, said a chemist .'Ten-year-old
prescriptions are quite frequently brough:
to US to make up, and only yesterday |
made up a harmless one dated 1894
Drug habits may be acquired through
these old prescriptions. A drug which may
be OF the greatest possible benefit during an
illness as a sedative will lay the founda-
tions OF morphla-mania or some other form
of narcotic poisoning.
What Is really needed Is a time limit.
for prescriptions. The doctor should be
required to mark on his prescription the
number of times 1t may be made up and
when that number Is reached 1t should be
Cancelled"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
A Personal Tribute.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
have just read your fine editorial about
Secretary Hay with deep satisfaction. We
of the Department of State who served
directly under him, have lost an ideal chief
The courtesy and kindness with which he
received every employee In the department
came into his genial presence, and l ven
ture to say that every person who served
under him Is sincere mourner today. Less
than year ago / called upon him with my
friend, Cliff Bergman, the well-known car
toonist and during the conversation Mr.
Bergman asked him how long he had been
Secretary of State. Mr.. Hay replied: six
years. / have served longer than any other
Secretary except Hamilton Fish, who was
Secretary for eight years. / said: Mr..
Secretary. we all hope you may remain in
President Rooseyelt's cabinet during the
next four years: that will give you ten
years as head Of the Department of State.
and 1t will break Mr.. Fish's record by two
years" He looked at US with very earn
est and grave expression, and said very
firmly: mo, l shall not live to serve an
other year." We were inexpressibly grieved
and shocked at these words. because they
were spoken with SO much solemnity. We
what he had said. for we felt that II his
words came true not only this country but
the world would lose friend that could
not be replaced As look back upon that
interview cannot but feel that the great
est diplomat, and one OF the noblest men
OF modern or ancient times, was fully con-
scious that his days were numbered, and
JAMES T. Du BOTS.
Hallstead Pa, July g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
BUSINESS ABUSES IN GERMANY.
Bankruptcy Sales and Bribing of EN-
ploYes Subjects of Memorials.

The chamber of commerce for the Sorau
district, Prussia, has forwarded two memo
rails to the ministry of the interior of the
German empire. praying that legislative
action be secured to prohibit certain abuses
in business practice that are burdensome
and Injurious to honest dealers and fatally
affect the morale of the mercantile class
and employees The first is directed against
the widely extended abuse of CLOSING OUT
and Bankruptcy sales" which are con-
stantly advertised by numerous retail stores
In city and country, and the second memo
rial relates to what is described as unfair
competition by means of bribing employees
United States Consul General Guenther
at Frankfort who has forwarded copies of
these memorials to the Department of Com
merce and Labor says: THE reports of all
the chambers of commerce in Germany ad-
vert to this widespread evil. which seems
to have become unbearable. Some cases
of bribed persons. who. upon being dis
charged by their employers. brought suit
for breach of contract, have been tried In
the courts and have resulted adversely to
the complainants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
Motor Car Fines in England.

A lawyer complains against the absurd To-
cal variability Of penalties for excessive
speed. What costs an offender E1O In one
district is only forty shillngs' worth In an
other. and a schedule shows that the aver
age rate varies from CT In Kingston, South
smpton and Cullompton Devon) to thirty
shillings In Guilford and EPSON. 1t Is RI
diculous and unfair. undoubtedly, but we do
not quite see how 1t Is to be obviated. Even
judges of the high court vary as to the
penalties they inflict for the same offenses.
and country benches naturally vary In ac-
ccrdance with local feeling. No cast iron
rule is possible, since the fine must OBJ
Sfously depend on the circumstances of the
particular case. If the speed limit Is re-
TONED probably some general average Will
work itself out In time. Meanwhile mo-
torist can only keep on the safe side by be-
Ing careful not to transgress anywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
OFFICERS ELECTED
CONCLUDING SESSION OF FOURTH
IMMUNE REUNION.
Special From a stan Correspondent.

Special From a Star Correspondent
FREDERICKSBURG Va. Julv k
pretty incident at the final hus,pas.
session OF the Fourth Immunes Yesterday
AFTERNOON on their old camp grounds was
the unanimous election of Miss Ressia
sweet OF Washington as sponsor OF the
regimental association. In 1895. when tho
ihmunes We're In camp here. Miss Sweets
brother, then bright-faced lad of ten. was
mascot or the regiment. The soldiers ALI
loved the little fellow, and, as one OF them
expressed 1t, Nothing was good enough
for him"
1t was pretty tribute, therefore IN tba
sister of the lad to select her for the no.
sltion named. Miss Sweet is noted as N
recitatlonist. and Is talented In other direc-
| iiohs' her friends say. She was a visitor
mere Yesterday and received marked atten-
tons from the soldiers
me nnal meeting was called to order bv
Lieut.. W. II. Mellach, with Capt Fred w
alexander as temporary recorder A con-
sttution was adopted, and 1t was decided
20 name the organization THE RegimentaI
Association of the 4th United States VOL
unteer Infantry Gmmunes)"
permanent officers were elected as fol-
lows. honorary president, Col. James s.
rettit OF oklahoma; president. Lieut.. w.
H. Meilach of Washington, D. C: vice
president for the District of Columbia
Capt, Fred w. Alexander; vice president
for west Virginia, Lieut.. F. r. Housman:
vice president for Maryland. Capt Lee M
Lpscomb; vice president for Virginia
Lieut. I. {. Burnley; secretary, Charles F.
Bartel of Washington; treasurer. IIeut
william Peacock of Washington; chaplain.
Joseph l. May, commander of the Attn I'm.
mune camp OF Washington: historian,
Capt. Homer J. Locking of Washington:
sergeant-at-arms, Daniel c. Eberly Of
Washington
The committee on constitution consists of
Capt. Homer j. Locking Cant Fred w
Alexander and j. p. Ruppel of Miles Camp.
Washington The decision was reached to
meet at Fredericksburg July 4 1906
Capt G. L. Rausch. commander of Miles
Camp. and Mr.. Alfred Hawkins. both OF
Washington, were guests of the association
in the closing hours OF the reunion
A vote of thanks was extended to the
citizens of Fredericksburg for the "genu-
inc Virginia hospitality" which was EVIL
denced on all sides during the reunion.
j. w M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
IN SUPPORT OF JUDGE JENKINS
Organizations Favor His Selection for
the Cabinet

The recently printed stories in relation to
the possibility of Secretary MetcaIf leaving
the cabinet have set the friends of Repre-
sentative Jenkins of Wisconsin to work to
secure his selection for that place. Mr.. Jen-
kins. it is said, has the support of both re-
publican factions of his own state He has
been friendly to La Toilette In the state
campaign. and while that action caused
some irritation at the time in the Spooner
faction, that is all now over and he has the
support of all factions.
1t is claimed on behalf of Mr.. Jenkins that
as chairman of the House committee on the
Judiciary he is peculiarly qualified for the
place they seek for him. He ranks we'll as
a lawyer and has the Endorsement Of many
of the labor leaders of the country who
favor him because of his work in Congress
in their interest. The Central Labor Union
OF the District of Columbia has Endorsed his
candidacy, has the national body of the
knights of Labor
At meeting this week of the Electrical
Workers Union of the District a resolution
was adopted indorsing him for the position
and nstructing delegates to the the Cen
trail Labor Union to advocate the adoption
of similar Endorsement. Unions in New
York city and in the central west have
taken similar action. The action of the
local electrical union was based on the fact
primarily. that Mr. Jenkins had defeated
several years ago what was known as the
Chandler BILL which was considered det-
rimental to the interests of the electrical
workers in the District.
Mr.. Jenkins was born in England in 1S43,
but has lived in Wisconsin since 1852. Dur
Ing the civil war he served in the famous
Iron Brigade" commanded by Gen. Bragg
of Wisconsin. Subsequently he was a MEM
Der of the Wisconsin state legislature and
county Judge of Chippewa county. He
4
Wyoming under President Grant and has
had five terms in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
An American Learns English.

From the london Chronicle.
There is an American here who is rapidly
learning English. He used to ring the bell
and call CURLY for ''mucilage." Assiduous
and willing attendants brought him every
thing you can think of from the "Peerage'
to packets of cigarettes But never the ex-
act thing he wanted. At last the most
intelligent of the young men put the right
question. and got the answer. oh yes.'
he said, and brought gum. In America when
you want to stick things together you ask
for mucilage. and when you want some
thing to chew you demand gum. So called
by limitation-we presume. because IL IL
s.sfickiaw"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
Astor's idea Of Farming.

From the Boston Transcripf
John Jacob Astor thus forecasts In Col
liers Weekly the homely service of tho
automobile: 1.-THE farmer whose horses have
plowed all day. and who, with his family.
naturally needs recreation when the work IN
done. will invoke his automobile that. as q
stationary engine may have been cutting
feed. saving wood. or what not, switch the
motive power to the driving wheels, and
with q joyful All aboard be off to the
nearest town. though IL may be miles
away" Evidently what John Jacob doesn't
know about farming isn't worth telling
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Euphony.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
For euphony's sake (writes correspond
ent) may we not see "a MOTEL" not IAN
hotel" remembering how our forbears said
IAN ewt." but we "a newt?" Sir Thomas
More. too. wrote of "a nydiot." but here
modern speech has reverted to ian idiot. .
The blending of article and noun has, In
other languages than ours, led to changed
substantive. Ronsard. in the sixteenth cen
fury. wrote 'rhierre'' Qvy). but modern
French has It HERE" Such words as "al-
cove and alcohol owe their form TO q
like fusion OF noun with article. even as in
alligator we may trace the Spanish Eel
lagart0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
The Khediye.
From the westminster Gazette.

From the Westminster Gazette.
The khedive is strict Mohammedan, and
as such eschews both wines and spirits.
His abstinence goes even further. for In a
country where everybody smokes he will
have nothing to do with the fragrant weed.
Like his father, he is monogamist. al
though his religion allows him four wives.
He Is known to be greatly attached to his
eonsort who was a Circassian lady of the
khedivaI household before her marriage.
In fact, he is essentially a domestic man,
and Is very fond of his children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05

Another Watering Place Engagement.
From the Chicago Tribune.
you seem to be stuck on me-" said the
catfish.
II am. answered the lamprey. attaching
Itself sim more firmly Il am yours till
DEATH
As the poor catfish subsequently, found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
The Simple Life in Canada.

From Foar-Traek News
The rush and hustle so characteristic Of
the larger cities of the United States does
not exist in the Canadian city. The bust
ness man proceeds leisurely. apparently UNI
disturbed by business cares or worries. The
people of Canada live the simple life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
Mems ST Underwear al
SOC.

This is an extra fine quality
mercerized balbriggan Under
wear, which we always sell at
$I.oo per garment. Comes in
white, pink and blue. Shirts
finished with silk front and pearl
buttons; drawers have double
gusset and finished with pants
straps and pearl buttons. Be-
tween 8 and 9 am. only you can
buy this Underwear at exactly
half its regular price. After 9
you'll pay ST per garment for it
if you want it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05

Thousands OF situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want c0lumns Of The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
Government Business Suspended.

The suspension of government business
In Washington, which was begun yester-
day in observance of the national holiday,
was continued out of respect to the memory
of the late Secretary of State. All the
executive departments of the government
We're closed, and the flags on all public
buildings and on many business blocks and
private houses were at half mast.
All the members of the cabinet are at
tending the Hay funeral in Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05

The Sunday Star,
Including the Magazine Supplement.
BY Mail. 81. so . Year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05

0a teVV RvsAHAs
AS we now close at S o'clock
this leaves but 80 minutes for
department employees to supply
their dress requirements. Now,
in order to induce many
of you to make your pur-
chases before going to work we
shall offer a one-hour special
between s and 9 O'Clock. Well
price the article, whatever it
may be, exceptionally low
merely as an incentive. 1t will
be on sale only between s and
9 am. When the clock strikes
9 it reverts to its regular price
The one-hour special tomorrow,
as noted above, will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05
A One-Hour Special.
From 8 to 9 am.
TOMORROW YOU CAN BUY
Mems $1.OO
Underwear at
SOC.

per garment. We've an object
in offering this underwear at
exactly half price between 8
and 9 am, explained as fol-
lows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-05


to plane before unheard Of. and which at
first aroused the derision of Europe and
Asia. He applied the Golden Rule, some-
what familiar in personal matters, to ma
tiona1 and international affairs. He spoke
the simple truth to. foreign governments
and their Representatives here. He told them
precisely what this nation wanted. ex-
pected and would accept. There was
neither evasion nor concealment; neither
bluster nor cringing. Very soon he was
taken at his word. This direct method of
truthfulness brought the treaty under which
the Panama canal may be built. settled the
perflous Alaskan boundary question se-
cured for China the just settlement of the
Boxer uprising, her territorial integrity in
the present war. and for the world an open
door for trade in her vast kingdom, and.
infinitely more important, established
throughout civilization the new diplomacy
of frankness and sincerity, from which
there can never be return to the old
method of evasion and falsehood. Surely
he came to his kingdom for such time as
this. He found his country isolated be-
tween its two oceans; there prosperous,
contented and happy. but little considered
in the chancelleries Of the world; he left
1t opulent in international prestige, nfiu-
md
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-14
DaHy DIALOGUES,

"They were talking at the grocery
George, about Norway withdrawing
from the union with Sweden. The gro
Ger always seems to know everything
that's going on. He said it was per
fectly right for Norway to withdraw
But where can she go. George?"
Where can who go?"
"Why. Norway"
81 don't think she really intends to
go anywhere, my love. l fancy she'll
settle down right next to Sweden. 1t
may not be pleasant, but she's used
to it, and if she finds she can't agree
with her neighbors she can build a
high board fence between them"
"A spite fence, like the McGringles S
and the Bollingers', George?"
Yes, something like that"
at will seem awfully unpleasant for
time, | guess. But, of course, they
needn't take milk of the same milk
man, nor patronize the same iceman,
nor buy their rolls from the same
bakers wagon"
"Of course not, my dear"
But mercy! 1t will be dreadfully
inconvenient when either one wants
to borrow something"
I'm afraid it will, my dear. guess
they didn't think of that"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-14
MARKETING POTATO cRoPs.

In I'm with the classic case of the
oyster shippers. cited by President
Hadley Of Yale University in his book
on RailroaI Transportation. is the case
OF the Aroostook potato growers
brought by President Tuttle OF the
Boston and Maine Railroad before the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce. Nothing could better show
how a railroad works for the interest
Of the loca'ties which it serves.
A man Iependence of the farmers
of the Aronstook region is the potato
crop, aggreg eating annually eight to
zen million bushels, which find a mar
ket larsoly n Boston and the adjacent
'hickly settled regions of New Eng
land. The competition OF cheap water
transport on from Maine to all points
along the New England coast keeps
railroad freight rates on these pota
toes always at very low level.
Potato are also a considerable out
put OF the truck farms of Michigan
their normal market being obtained in
and through Detroit and Chicago and
other Communities of that region.
Not many years ago favoring sun
and rains brought tremendous yield
OF potato from the Michigan fields.
At normal rates and prices there
would have been glut of the custom.
ary markots and the potatoes would
have rot'cd on the farms. To help
the potato growers the railroads from
MichigaD made unprecedentedly low
rates on potatoes to every reachable
market even carrying them in large
Quantitips 10 a place SO remote as Bos-
ton. The Aroostook growers had to
reduce the price on their potatoes and
even then could hot dispose of them
unless the Boston and Maine Railroad
reduced its already low rate, which it
did. BY means of these low rates,
making possible low prices, the potato
crops Of both Michigan and Maine
were finally marketed. Everybody
eats potatoes, and that year every
body had all the potatoes h1 wanted
Whilc the Michigan railroads made
rates that would have been ruinous to
the railroads, had they be- i applied
to the movement CT all potatoes at all
times, To all places. they helped their
patrons to find markets then. The
Boston and Maine Railroad suffered a
decreaso in its revenue from potatoes,
but it enabled the Aroostook farmers
to markct their crop and thereby to
obtain money which they spent for the
varied supplies which the railroads
biought TO them. If the making of
rates were subject to governmental
adjustmcnt such radical and prompt
action could never have been taken,
because ii is well established that if
rate be once reduced by railroad
COMPANY it cannot be restored through
the red tape of governmental proce
dure. If the Michigan railroads and
the Boston and Maine Railroad had
been subjected to governmental limi-
! tation they would have felt obliged to
keep up their rates as do the railroads
of Franco and England and Germany
under governmental limitation and let
the potatoes rot E hdnr.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-14
HAD WAITED TOO LONG.
Dish Towels Were No Longer Need.
ed BY the Bachelor,

He had been keeping bachelor hall
girl cousin, and once a week she came
to dine with him and observe his prog.
ress., Incidentally she constituted
herself bureau of supply and saw
that he was supplied with everything
needful-eXcept dish towels. Some.
how, no matter how elaborate her
shopping plans, she could not remem-
Der the towels and for a while he was
reduced to using an old sheet.
Then came a day when he rose 81
revolt and decided that he would keep
house no longer. So far as the cook
ing was concerned he kept his word,
and the cousin was invited to dine at
a restaurant instead
The first evening the new order
went into practice the cousin turned
up. her face aglow. 81 just know that
you can't tell what have in that
bundle she said "and l sha'n't tell
you till we get home"
The bachelor guessed in vain and
at last the feminine inability to keep
secret triumphed over the desire to
save up the surprise.
I've just got to tell you that
have those towels at last" she eX-
planned, triumphantly, as she watched
for the pleased smiles she felt to be
her due. She guessed the truth from
his face.
And l got them just as you NO
longer have any dishes to dry" she
walled --Naw Vnrl, Sun
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-14


and continued his way almost imme-
diately
|. Countess Alfretti was left dream
ing; in an hour, when it became
quite dark, some mysterious voice
commanded her to steal from the
house and go to the studio of Margo-
lius. She crept away. and SO stealthy
that none saw her.
When it was discovered that the
Countess Alfretti had disappeared, a
great cry was raised and all London
was aroused. Alfretti, who had just
gone to Florence on some business,
was summoned home again, but he did
not reach London until the afternoon
following the Countess disappear
ance. Every department of the po-
lice regulations was notified, and a
careful search throughout the city was
instituted. But all to no avail
Friends came to offer coincidence to
Alfretti; among them, Margolius.
But after this, for long days and
nights. Margolius was not seen among
his friends. Servants of the house in
which he resided gave it out that the
artist was engaged upon a great pic
ture and was not to be disturbed
under any circumstances.
The search for the missing Coun.
tess was continued assiduous1y, and
was extended to other cities. Every
plausible suggestion was acted upon,
but all resulted fruitlessly-not
clew had been found by which to trace
her the first step beyond the house.
In the meantime Margolius was
painting the Sleeping Naiad. With
nerves strung to the highest pitch,
and almost without eating or sleeping,
he worked like some demon that was
striving against Time for the posses.
sion of the World.
At last it was finished; and a long,
deep-drawn sigh escaped the throat
OF the artist, as his practiced eye
followed the detail in search of some
slight imperfection and found none.
How long had 1t been? How many
hours? How many days? He had
kept no record of time. Nothing had
come up to him FROM the streets of
London since the first news of the dis
appearance Of the Countess. In
reality almost a week had passed.
The Countess had been given up as
dead, and Alfretti was plunged into
the depths of grief. while his friends
and the friends of the Countess were
wrapped in gloom out Of sympathy
and sorrow
But on the evening OF the fifth day,
Just after nightfall. figure crept into
the house of Alfretti and threw itself
into the Counts arms. The Countess
had returned, and new life surged
through Alfretti's veins. The beautj.
full woman had wrapped a large shawl
round her head and shoulders, and
she was still dazed for some moments
after her return to her husbanG's
arms.
"Oh tell ne what has happened?"