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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-08
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Edward-''Do you think I'm a Mormon?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-08

The Fair hostess-"What lovely night.
Let's take little walk and enjoy the
The Southern Colonel-"No, thanks. No
moonshine whisky for mine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
THE CHUKCHEES.
they Live In siberia aud Have .
No fa Enr is.lAu

they Live In Siberia and Have .
Mania For Suicide.
A Russian correspondent was talk
Ing about Siberia.
''In that strange land" he said the
strangest thing is the suicidal tend
ency Of the Chukchees. Among the
Chukchees, actually, suicide is one of
the most common forms Of death.
"The Chukchees live in northeastern
Siberia They are small and copper
colored They dress in skins and ride
reindeer. Tallow and raw kidney are
their chief delcacies. In every chuk-
chce house hangs Il death coat.
"A Chukchee doesn't kill himself by
his own hand. He appoints his nearest
rciatives.-his wife, son or daughter to
do the deed. And the delegate never
rebels. never declines this sad and hor-
rible task.
"Innumerable are the causes of sui
eide jealousy, unrequited love. an in
curable disease. melancholy, poverty,
and so ON.
Il knew man who was prosperous
anu apparently Happy. suddenly uc-
sire for death seized him. In three
moons,' lie said, 4 will go home to my
fathers Aud he calmly settled his af-
fairs and at the appointed time bade
his wife to knot a cord about his throat
and his two sons to pull upon the cord
till he should be strangled. He died.
they told me, joking.
THE death coat which hangs in ev-
cry Chukc kchee house has a hood 1t is
Cor use in suicide. The hood hides the
facial contortions Of the dying
There are Chukchee families where
in suicide is hereditary. wherein it is a
point Of honor for the sons to kill them
selves. natural death being regarded
in such families as disgraceful and
scandalous. a sign of the most unpar-
donable cowardice.
THE Chukchees. despite their sui
cidal tendency, are Il happy and
healthy people, moral. truthful. brave
and temperate."-StL Louis Globe-D
Ocrat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
Old Time Football.

Football has never been Il very gen
tie %ame to judge from what Master
StuhheS says about it in his "Anato.
mie of Abuses. published in 1855:
For. us concerning foo"all playing. |
protest unto You ii may rather be call
ed Il friendly kllue of light than Il play
OF recreation. Il bloody and murther-
ing practice than Il sport or pastime,
for dooth not every one lye in waghl
for his adverSarie. seeking to over
throw him and to pickle him on his
nose. though il hc on hard stones SO
that by TIN" mcHneS sometimes their
neck> are hrokrn. sometimes their
backs. sometimes their legs. some
times their arnrS. sometimes one part
thrust oUt OF i1Nat. sometimes auoth,
er: sometimes the noses T,Sll out With
blood; sometimes their eyes start out.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
"Babes in Toyland."

Much the sane company is to be
seen in the production of Babes in
Toyland" as when it was presented
last son, but one or two changes
having been made. The roll of Alan
is now entrusted to Arthur Conrade,
who will be remembered as one OF the
most capable singers, dancers and
hight comedians before the public.
Marie Fouchouetti is the Jane, and
shapely Minnie Chon:b baier, the Tom
Tom, the Piper's son. 1t will be re-
in the play. that of Toyland, is al
lotted to Miss Chobaier. Grace Haz-
zard is Contrary Mary, and r. e. War
rem is still playing his old role of CRU
milo the Apprentice, and is being as
sisted in that whirlwind speciality of
his by Daisy Faust in the part of Jill.
Bud Ross is again to be seen in his
amusing characterization of the in
spector of Toyland police Others of
prominence Ill Tie cast die Ddu Mdl
hle, William n. Halter, Jesse Findley,
Violet Warner, Lynton Grau, Fedora
Ragona and Robert Algiers. Anything
that is said of Babes in Toyland'
would be incomplete without some ref
erence to the chorus as the play has
been produced under the direction of
Julian Mitchell, it goes without say
ing that the chorus girls are the most
shapely and beautiful that can be OBJ
tanned. Many new features and ef-
fects have been added to the "Babes
in Toyland" since it started out, and it
will undoubtedly be one of the most
enjoyable performances to be seen
here this season. At the Elks theater
tonight
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

A complete and interesting presen.
tation of the scenic beauty and the
rich natural resources and rapid
growth CT the Pacific northwest are
set forth in a beautifully illustrated
booklet recently issued by the Chi.
cago and North Western railway,
which will be sent to any address on
receipt of cents in stamps.
The Lewis and Clark exposition
with the very low excursion ~ates anf
personally conducted tours In conrec
tion Herewith over the NCrth-West
ern line from Chicago and the eas'
have created an interest in this sub
jeot never before equaled. For full
particulars address w. B. Kniskern
P. T. NJ, 215 jackson boulevard. Chi
cago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
VERY ANNOYING.
This Hardly Expresses What Pine Bluff
People Say of 1t.

Any itchiness of the skin is annov,
ing
Little danger in itching skin dis
eases.
But they make you miserable.
Doan's Ointment is neyerfailing
cure
For Piles. Eczema, all itching
troubles.
Pine Bluff citizens endorse it.
L. TrcadWay of Little Rock ratl
road conductor. now collector for the
Retail Grocers' association. residence
1215 Louisiana street. says: "FCr sev-
eral years l had attacks of itching
Iemorrhoids and had almost given UP
hope of ever stumbling across a prep
Grafton which would give me perma-
nent benefit An advertisement in
6ne Of our daily papers induced me to
sc fer box of Doan's Ointment. An
a continuation of the treatment abso-
lutely stopped the last attack. Up to
Gate. there has not been a symptom
of q recurrence
Plenty more proof like this from
rlne Bluff people Call at the Mann
l'ankersley Drug company's store and
ask what their customers report
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Bnf
ialo. New York, sole agents fer the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan s-and
take no other.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
HELD Up EXPRESS
DARING DEED ON OVERLAND
TRAIN IN SUBURBS OF
WASHINGTON, ORE.
Bandits Compelled Engineer to Stop
Train and Then Dynamited

Using dynamite after daring hold
up of the Great sortllern overland
train in the slNurbs Of Seattle. Wash
seven bandits secured the ,'1liire con
tents of the through safe in the express
car and then fled eastward. says dis
patch to the ST Louis Post Dispatch
The train proceeded on it's way. and
only meager accounts of the holdup
were received One report said that
Charles Anderson, the express mes
senger, was slightly wounded While
at work the robbers kept UP continu-
GUS fusillade from revolvers to intimi-
date passengers and train crew.
An odd incident connected with the
holdup was the simultaneous effort Of
two boys to rob the passengers during
the excitement They were easily cap
tured and at once disclaimed any
completely with the bandits, saying
they decided upon their holdup only
after the train was stopped by the real
outlaws.
The amount of booty obtained was
not known. Manager Waring of the
Great Northern Express company pro-
fessed ignorance on this question, but
said he believed the safe contained
only small sum. Elsewhere, howev-
err, it was asserted that the booty
amounted to thousands oe dollars. The
local safe was not m0lested
First dispatches asserted only three
men took part In the holdup, but Con-
ductor Grants report showed at least
seven men were engaged. The con
ductor believed there were other men
farther down the track, but they did
not take any part. possibly because
the train stopped too soon, and then
help was not needed.
The train left Seattle at 500 y. III.
The scene Of the holdup was ten
miles distant half mile east of mile
post TO- 1t was II O'Clock before the
train pulled into Edmonds aud report
ell the robbery.
The boys said two men We're on the
blind baggage when they themselves
got on, and a third got Oh at Ballard
All were well dressed. with rain coats
and slouch hats The train was tagged
near a brickyard. AS the engineer
slowed up two men climbed over th.
tender and presented revolvers to bis
head. When the train stopped the
baggage and express ear We're un
coupled by one of the robbers and the
engineer instructed to pull ahead
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
All " i" bhly Ia Their Walk

.'\obody in New York walks Strai ght. :"
said the gra' hea,iru citizen Of the me
tropoliS atch Il score of pedpS-
TRANS Oh the Sidewalks and not one of
them sticks 10 4 Slra ght path. Those
deviationS are not always due to the
crowded condition of the pavement eli
th"r During The rush hours Il man is
supposed ,o dodge this way and that in
Ms eft to ui:tA" progress. but when
given clear road there is no excuse
for so nura sideiracAng Vet 40 mat
ter how Favorable the conditions the
New Yorker .:igHags ii,St The same He
might have Il stretch of sidewalk Il
block long to himself and be per
fectly sober yet in that distance he
would vcer from curb to >toop line and
back again several times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

You can't spend any time hating peo-
pie if you want to go forward
After a man has worked hard to get
thing he has to tight hard to keep it,
No one loves Il crying baby. and the
same is true of people who are grown
up.
While your friends promise you big
things. the 'if" they put in the promise
is biz"
All Your troubles are eNaggera ted.
including. the uneasiness that con
science causes
When friends urge you to come and
see them "any time" it requires some
figuring to find out just when that
time is
Decisions after mature reflections are
so often wrong that greater respect
should be paid the decisions OF Il pen
ny coming down heads or tails.-Atchi
son Globe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
Why SkepS We're Invented. .

The origin Of the skce. which may
roughly he de>cribrs, It's q SnowShoe SO
long that the sole extends far bcyOuE
tn" toe ana heel. WIS purely practical.
ton possible between village aud vii
laSe or town and town III northern Eu
rope after Il heavy fall Of SNOW The
skate can c"'y Ep used on ice. but T.
skce is avalahlc wherever there is
plenty of snow To traverse. A forward
movement f the lower part Of t
body gives you Il start. and you then
slip along without raising your fec
from the ground. SO that the ira
forms two parallel lines Even uphill
good progress can be made. aided by
long stick or a stick in either hand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02

which he did for several hundred yards.
when he was again commanded to
stop.
Two of the robbers then jumped off.
making the engineer and fireman do
the same, and all marched to the bag
gage car door. The messenger was
commanded to open the door. and. re-
fusing. an extra heavy charge of dy
Mantle was placed against it and ex-
ploded. The explosion tore the ear al
most to pieces The safe was then dy-
namited, the first explosion being of
six sticks, the second of twelve and
the third of eighteen
While the robbers were engaged on
the safe the two boys slipped away
and went through the train. attempting
to hold up the passengers They had
no rovolverS, but took advantage of
the timidity of the passengers while
the shooting was going on outside to
get something out of them.
The boys gave their names as Frank
Alfred and Roland Gibbs and were
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02

taken to jail III Everett. \ passenger
on the train said their methods while
going through the coaches were more
like those Of beggarS than bandits.
Sheriff Smith started In pursuit Of
the outlaws with Il hastily organized
posse
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
4 Queer Recipe.

In an old hlack letter translation of
Albertus Magnus the donkey figures N
the following extraordinary recipe:
Take an Adder's skin, and Auri pig
mentum, and grceke pitch of Reupiri
ticum and the wake of newc Bees. and
the fat or grease of an AsSc and brtake
them ALL and put them all in Il dull
seething pot full of water. and make i.
to seeth at a glove fire and after let il
wake cold. and make taper and er-
cry man that shall see light of it shall
SCENE headlesse."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
New Use For phOtOY rN ph y i.

what makes your sister so stout
now? She used to be thin"
"She's working down in Il photogra
piers"
"What difference does that maker
"Well, she's in the developing raom
most Of the tiine."-New York Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
ExclustVe.

Clerk Now, this, ma am. is the most
popular book of the day. Everybody is
reading it. Mrs Nuritch-l don't want
nothin that everybody reads Show
me Somethin' more eXclusive-Phila-
delphia Ledger
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
+ + + + + + + + + + 1 + + +
VIM, jefferson Coming.

Joseph and VIM. W. Jefferson, sup
ported by the sane excellent cast
which has for the last few years ac
companied the late Mr.. Jefferson will
appear at the Elks theater on Thurs
day, November Z. in Richard Brinsley
Sheridan's classic comedy, THE Ri
walls
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
hat They Left

Mr. Smith, was held up and r.
lieve'l of all my valuahleS on the wa
home from my lodge. Captain of l.
lice What did the robbers get: NJ!
Smith Everything except the pas.
word Brooklyn Eagle
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
More Noise.

Thcery-It's an actual fact that two
can live as cheaply as one Popley-
But not as quietly. Theery-How do
you mean? Popley-I was thinking OF
our twins.-Exchange
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
Good son.

''Do YOU owe Bilker money!"
NO"
why do you avoid meeting him?"
Don't want him to owe me money"
cleveland Leader
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
The Right Rtux.

Mr.. Gusher Darling, You refuse me
Il kiss: Has not N! avowal the ring Of
true love about it: Miss Cute-Yes,
dear but my finger hasu't.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02

People glorify all sorts of bravery
except the bravery they might show
on behalf OF their nearest neighbors.--
George Eliot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
CuS.OO scS.ninl.

A washerwoman applied for help to
a gentlema' who gave her note Il
the manager OF Il certain club. 1t "eat'
as follows.
Dear Mr. X-This woman wants wash
ing
Very shortly the answer came back:
Dear Sir aai" say she does bUt
don't fancy job
Il .ontOn Iii Bits
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-02
ADJUSTMENTS. A

4 + I. I. + + + + + + + + z :
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

suffered worse every time she tried new
skin. beautifier.
She suffered when she sat for long
hours over in the chaperon's corner at the
cotillon while the girls who were born
with complexions or had acquired them
had to cut their dances into quarters to
satisfy their partners. and she suffered
when she discovered that in spite of the
fact that she was a brilliant conversa-
tionalist and a fine musician and a perfect
dancer all the girls in her set were step
ping up to the altar to the music OF
.Lohengrin' while she had 90 be content
to send them wedding presents or, at the
most, to figure as bridesmaid" "
''Oh. how dreadfully sad sighed all
the buds syinpatheticaliy.
zone day went on The chaperon. she
was walking along In the shopping dis
trict when she met two fairies. who ac-
costed her. oh, please, cried the girl
without complexion. please tell me
what ! may do to acquire a lilywliite
brow and pink cheeks. The fairies look
ed at her for a moment, and then they
took pity on her.
:. 'Sh.' said one OF them. coming up
quite close. we can't tell you how to do
that: but can toll you how to make the
world think you have a complexion BY
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

day and my friend here can tell you how
to make all men forget that you haven't
one by night. 1t will be expensive.
though, and you must never lose the
charms which we herewith give YOU And
then each of the fairies placed charm IN
the hands Of the girl without a complex
ion and sped away.
And after that. my children finished
the chaperon, Everybody who looked at
the girl without a complexion thought her
beautiful and never once questioned
whether or not she possessed a complex
ion''
''oh. what were the cllarms?" cried the
buds in chorus.
One" said the chaperon. bending for
ward and addressing all the buds in a
hoarse whisper. was a chiffon auto
mobile veil. and the other was an electric
bulb with red tissue paper shade."
'-Ah.' breathed the buds softly. For
they understood.
But piped the youngest bud, what
did the girl do when she married the
Prince Charming and he woke up next
morning."
My dear" interrupted the chaperon
severely, ANY girl who allows her hus-
band to wake up isn't worthy OF ths
name OF wife
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

&c m NcE upon a time. said the
jUI ehaperon, as the buds gathered
about to listen. there was a
girl who was born without complex
ion.''
It didn't know suca thing was pos
sible," cried the youngest bud
.'My dear said the chaperon, "it is
not only possible-it is quite common
All of us. are born with skins. but very.
few of us have a complexion. A skin
may be white, pink, green or yellow, but
1t isn't a complexion. A complexion is
just that creamy. satiny, Elusive thing
that makes you think of snow and chif-
fon and summer clouds, and makes a man
think of-na trimony
"Well, as I was saying, this girl was
born without complexion, and all the
days of her young life she suffered as
only the complexionless woman knows
how to suffer. She suffered every time
she went into a millinery shop to try on
new hat, and could find nothing to suit
her complexion. She suffered every time
she passed shop window where she
could glance ia and see her own refiec-
ton and note Just how off f-celor she was
She suffered every time she read an ad-
vertisement Tor a face cream. and she
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

5THE fancy for passing an exquisitely
decorated plate for the admiration
and approval of dinner guests, has
developed into an established Gus
tom of having a choice china plate at
each guests place. the merits of which
form subject of discussion before the
dinner is served. These are known as
conversation plates, and in exclusive por
eelain shops a room is given over entirely
to their display. The prices OF these
plates range from S400 to 81 800 a dozen
Their decoration is the work of artists
high in their profession, and each of the
myriad colors requires a separate firing
to assure the original tint and its dura-
bility.
In sets these plates show the same
color scheme, but each plate has its
own picture, not infrequently the misia-
ture reproduction of some famous paint
ing. Or, among the newest of these
beautiful plates. curious and wonderful
effects are produced on rims and centers
in the popular highly glazed porcelain. of
which turquoise blue is the color in high
est favor; accompanied always by filigrees
or incrustations OF gold. Gold is a never
failing factor in the decoration of all
conversation plates, and as the only beau
tifier of complete china table services, it
is decidedly in vogue IN its simplest
thread-lilze designs.
One very expensive set of plates shows
a center of undulating turquoise blue por-
celain. with white china rims partly COW
cred by wing designs done in fine gold,
and met at each quarter of the circum-
ference by tiny cameo head of one of the
ancient gods or goddesses against a blue
porcelain background. Another set of
plates has rims of turquoise blue porce-
lain surrounding scenes of Venice with
their wonderful blue skies or crimson
sunsets.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
Priceless Plates
For Dinner Chat
Conversation Around the Festive Board Comes at One Hun,
dfed Dollars Per Cover-Ihe Hostess Sets Odd and
Extfasseant Plates Not for Service, but TO Start the
Ball of Tsk-Plate Edges In God Lace Effects .~.

Designed for an heirloom are the mono.
gram plates showing the family crest o.
initlais raised in gold on the center of
the plate, encircled by a rim done in
dolphin design in turquoise porcelain. An
other set of monogram plates has rims
Oh deep blue, each showing a miniature
paintLng OF one OF the English duchesses
or ladies, famed for her beauty.
A wealthy New York woman. whose tal-
eht for china painting has been developed
IN Dresden, Germany, displayed recently
at one OF her large dinners, a set OF
plates of her own decorate The CEN
ters were painted in shades of brown. ex-
quisitely blending from paiest mauye to
suede tobacco brown, with sylvan scenes
showing dainty shepherds and shep-
herdesses. The plates were rather small
Ter than the regulation conversation
plates, and had slightly rolling rims
splashed with the darker tints of brown
intercepted by fine gold lines in scroll de-
sign.
Even more beautiful is a set of plates
owned by connoisseur in chinaware The
rims show fine lace design in gold while
the center of each plate is a work of rare
art. Graceful nymphs in floating draperies
drink at a well or catch butterflies, or In
dulge in sports. and all are painted in the
most plarvelous flesh tints.
In these same soft colerings, chubby Ijt
tie cupids in various groupings serve as
decoration for the centers of a less cost
ly set of plates
Reproductions of Gainsboros famous
heads of women beautify some of these
plates, while another design seems to be-
entirely of gold with a circular center
showing decolette bust OF beautiful
woman. surrounded by a frame of tiny
turquoise. Plates are covered completely
with pomegranate blossoms in rich dahiia
shades. or with dainty pink rosebuds out
lined in gold
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
Strange 6)hims
Of Crest Fiiends

m NY man or woman who pretends to
lAA be anything in society now sports
a family crest. He may or may not
have had fefebears, but the crest Is no
longer an insignia of blue blood It can
be secured-for price-and as the
American usually Carries any fad to ex-
cess, he now outerests the titled families
of the old world
He has it stamped on his cigarette
paper as we'll as his stationery His
wife has il woven into her table linen
The head of his stables orders 1t in metal
on the harness as well as in lacquer on
the carriage door. 1t stares at the gen
eral public from his lap robe. His son has
it stamped on his seal ring, and his daugh-
ter, if she takes up the new craze for tat
tooing, has it indelibly marked on her
anatomy. But the crowning Inconsistency
Of the modern use of a crest is the dis
tribution of dinner favors bearing the
crest not OF the recipient, but of the
hostess.
A man of millions who recently refur-
nshed his library had the crest hammer
ed into the brass frieze of the fireplace
and a wholly improbable pair of animals
copied from this same crest, furnished
the supports for the andirons Little Mas
ter Millions is sent forth for his daily
walk with the family crest embroidered on
his sleeve. where the child of the com
mon people has some small navy or army
ensign on his s4.9S REFER -Crests on hand
kerchiefs are by no means uncommon
and here the work is done in the most
exquisite OF convent embroidery. My
lady's writing desk is equipped with brass
or copper furnishings hammered in the
pattern of her crest.
Entire sets of tableware, including gold
and silver plate and the most beautiful of
glazed china. are done to order that their
owner may exploit the family crest. Just
at present there seems absolutely no linn
it to the methods for flashing ones erests
on less fortunate fellowmen.
One well known bachelor, who is ex-
tremely proud of his crest, has a novel
pipe rack The background is whole
calfskin, in the center of which is burnt
his crest and this is surrounded by pipe
racks holding smoking equipment from
every corner of the globe
He who has not family crest or the
price thereof, may employ a substitute il
he happens TO be in college. Here an in
sigma of his chosen fraternity takes the
place of his family crest, adjoining the
furnishings of his room, his stationery
and his cigarette paper, to say nothing of
his jewelry.