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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
Why Donkeys Do Not Shy.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

From the chicago Cnrohic"'
The ancestors of the horse were accus-
toned to roam over the plains, where every
tuft of grass or bush might conceal an en-
envy waiting to spring upon them. Under
these circumstances they must often have
saved their lives by starting quickly back
or jumping to one side when they came
without warning upon some strange object.
This is habit which has not left the ami
NAL, even after long years of domestica-
ton.
On the other hand, the donkey is de-
scended from animals which lived among
the hills where there were .precipices and
dangerous declivities, and from these condi-
tons resulted his sloWness and sure-footed-
ness. His ancestors were not SO liable to
sudden attacks from wild beasts and
snakes. Besides, sudden and wild starts
would have been positively dangerous to
them. Consequently, they learned to avoid
the very trick which has been so useful to
the horse. The habit of eating thistles
which is peculiar alone to the donkey, is
also descended from these ancestors In
the dry, barren localities which they in
habted there was often little food, hence
they learned to eat hard, dry and even
prickly plants when there was nothing else
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
How to Walk.

From the Chicago Chfohlcle-
When William Schuyler of st. Louis IN
addressing public school officials at the
Auditorium last week introduced the SUD-
iect of walking properly he MADE great
hit He confined his remarks to the snip
shod gait of the women teachers, put an
other speaker applied it to all teachers anu
a third to all classes of men and women
in the United States. The indictment IS
that the people of this country, far more
than the people of European countries
treat the matter of gait and carriage WIN
Indifference, that they appear to be I'M
conscious of their aWkwardneSs, that they
act as If they were ignorant of the power
there is in a fine walk and bearing, and
that they take no pains to cultivate an I'M
pressive walk-and it is a true bill.
If any one will stand on crowded street
for an hour and watch the pedestrians as
they pass he will see no end of awkward
and ridiculous things in their walk some
seem to be falling backward and some 10
he falling forward. Many walk largely
with their shoulders, some rocking side
ways as if they were jerking their feet out
of sticky mud, some sagging at the knees,
some throwing first one shoulder and then
fine other backward, and some throwing
only one shoulder and arm backward as II
about to throw a base ball. Some press
each foot hard on the pavement, as II they
were trying to stretch new shoes. Some make
a sort of pause between every two steps, so
that every step looks like new start
Some rock their heads to and FRO, as II they
were completely exhausted. There is an
endless variety of these queer and laugh
able eccentricities, and nobody seems to be
conscious of 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
Courage of the Boar.
From Outing.

From Outing.
Per contra, no sport in the world is more
thoroughly enjoyable than boar hunting.
or pig sticking, as it is done in India, for
this is the pluckest brute on earth. No
beast has more courage than he; in fact,
an old wild boar knows no fear; not even
of a tiger. The wild boar never loses his
head-or his heart; such courage I have
never behe.d in any four-footed creature.
He has all the cunning commonly accredit-
ed to the devil, and in his rage is demon
that will charge anything of any size. I
have seen small boar work his way
through a pack of dogs, and his smaller
brother, the peccary, in Brazil, send a man
up tree and keep him there. The boar
looks ungainly, but the Indian species is
fleet as a horse for about three-quarters
of a mile. He begins with flight, shifts to
cunning, and finally stands to the fight with
magnificent courage. facing any odds. AS.
riding upon him. you are about to plant
your spear, he will dart-"jink' as they call
1t in India-to one side, repeating the per-
Torrance several time=, until he finds he
cannot shake you, when, turning suddenly
with ears cooked and eyes glittering, he will
charge furiously. If not squarely met with
a well-aimed and firmly held spear he will
upset both horse and rider. Hurting him.
self again and again against the surround
ing spears. he will keep up his charge until
killed, when he dies without a groan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

rank belonging to the second section of the
etat major and all officers of the reserve
SO also the judges of the courts of cassa-
ton, complies and appeal may at the same
time be senator's.
As Special Judges.
And French senators may also be Judges
very special judges. 1t is. indeed. their
highest prerogative. Now and again, at
irregular and far-apart periods. there
comes off some sensational high court
(haute cour) trial for plotting against the
security of the state" To begin with
the senate is the only court capable of try
ing president of the republic-for high
treason only-or one of his ministers, FOR a
crime committed in the exercise of his
functions. In both cases. however. the
president or minister must first have been
accused by the chamber of deputies
But this is not the famous haute cour
itself, to compose which the senate must
be constituted a court of justice by decree
of the president of the republic So sitting
the dignifed Old Mans Club of the French
state has sfted and passed sentence on
many famous political prisoner. from
Marshal Ney Barbes and Blanqui to Louis
Napoleon, General Boulanger and Paul
Deroulede. The latter's crime. during the
Dreyfus affair. was to grasp the bride of
his horse and exclaim to general, ION to
the Eiysee!'
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
Cause of Diphtheria.
From The Scotsman.

Diphtheria is widespread disease, which
is perhaps more prevalent in large towns
than in country districts 1t is to be classed
among the infectious fevers and it GER
tainly is one of the most dangerous of them
ALL 1t is most frequently met with among
children, but adults are by no means ex-
empt. The real cause of the disease is now
known to be minute germ somewhat re-
sembling a rod in shape when seen under
a very high magnifying power. This germ
causes severe inflammation of the lining
membrane of the throat. nose, eye, or in
deed of any part of the body with which it
comes in contact TT has also the specia |
power of forming tough and very adher-
ent membrane. %
1t is this membrane which causes so
much of the danger connected with the dis
ease as it blocks up the windpipe and so
prevents the natural ingress and egress Of
air to and from the chest The germ of
diphtheria is exceedingly difficult to de-
stroy. 1t is therefore very virulent, and
no ordinary disnfectant has the power Of
completely discriminating it. This fact
must be carefully borne in mind, as on 1t
depends the great Importance of exercis-
ing the mostastringeht measures with re-
gard to disinfection, both during the course
of and after recovery from an attack of
diphtheria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
Extraordinary Tide in the Thames.

Extraordinary Tide in the Thames.
From the London Times
An extraordinary tide was seen in the
Thames recently. 1t should not have been
high water at Putney bridge until about
3:45, but the river bed was full at mid
day. Moreover, although there was a par
tial ebb and flow twice there was practi-
cally no diminution of the quantity of
water up to the usual time for the ebb
according to the tide table. This is an oc-
currence which has not previously happen-
ed in living memory above London bridge,
although there is a record of a multiple
ebb and flow at Mapping Old Stairs. At 1:3O
the tide was a foot higher than any spring
tide in recent years. Shortly after this the
water began to recede toward the sea, and
flowed in that direction for about half an
hour. Then the tide again turned, and it
was feared that the water would overflow
the banks of the river. The tide rose
slightly higher; but at 3:15 the ebb set in,
and the water rapidly went eastward
Though at one time grave apprehension
was felt lest the banks should be SUBJ
merged, the water fortunately lowered
about the usual hour, and no damage APP
pears to have been done.
A northwesterly gale ragged in the North
sea in the early hours of Saturday morn
ing. Inc Royal zealand steamship COM
pany's mail packet Koningen Regentes,
with passengers and the Dutch and Ger
man mails had very stormy passage
from Flushing to Queensborough, where
she arrived nearly one and one-half hours
late. The high wind kept the outgoing tide
in the Thames and Midway estuary. and
at dead low water In Sheerness harbor on
Saturday morning there was eight feet OF
water above the normal height at this
stage. At am, when the tide had still
four and three-quarters hours to flow, 1t
was running up the Midway six feet above
the anticipated level at this stage and
grave fears were entertained of serious
overflow. Precautionary measures were
taken at Sheerness, a barricade of sand
bags being placed across the pierhead,
where the overflow took place last week,
while at the town end of Rats bay, where
the railway Is being extended into the
dockyard. a stout timber fence was hur-
riedly constructed. The small vessels In
the Chambers at Sheerness dockyard were
also made additionally secure In the event
of the high tide displacing the booms. For
tunately the gale subsidized to a calm dur
ing the morning, and the flow of the tide
materially slackened. By IL o'clock, how
ever the level of high water mark had
been reached, but during the remaining
two and three-quarters hours the flow OF
the tide was very slight compared with its
earlier stages, and, although the sea rose
between two feet and three feet above the
normal height there was no overflow at
any point in the Sheerness district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

Senator and Minister Chaumie.
color to this view. France is divided into
departments, each of which is entitled to
so many deputies and so many senators,
according to its population. When sena-
tor Is to be elected in one of them an cleo
toral college made up of numerous general
councillors, ward councillors and municipal
delegates meet and vote But, moving
among them and voting with them are the
deputies of that department-the big men
who. on the one hand. represent the gov
eminent machine in power, and, on the
other, have their popular-vote majority in
Whom do they elect to be senators? Not
rich men. The French senate Is the very
antithesis of rich mans club. Rich men
could not get themselves elected to 1t, not
because of the purity of French politics.
but because of the SmallnesS of the coun-
try You might almost say that every one
knows every one. Also, political opinions
divide along social lines. Also they are
red-hot Let rich man present himself
as candidate for senator. Unless backed
up by the government machine his money
would find no cohesive fulcrum in the
mixed college of dignified and correct
raIlying ward councillors and locally proud
and kicking municipal delegates.
An Old Mans Club.
No. the French senate is rather an old
mans club, as I have said. Take Senator
Chaunie, the new minister of justice, for
example. He is the very type Of French
provincial lawyer of the better class, hav-
ing for long time held the proud position
of batonnier, or honorary head Of the local
bar OF Agen hts native city. Apart from
this his history is short. He is sixty-fve
years old today. He has been six years
senator, before which time he practiced as
an honorable and honored heavyweight bar
rister, making just a good living. bringing
up and settling his family in the solid,
provident French style. His two daughters
and one son all had marriage portions OF,
say, $4,000 each. or perhaps even less.
From Investments he has probably scarcely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
LIQUOR Trade in Vermont.

From the Boston Globe
"At the last March election" said ex-
Governor Woodbury. of Vermont, "out Of
24O towns in Vermont. sixty voted for IL
cense and $50 against it, thus showing an
overwhelming sentiment in opposition to
the rum trade.
81 think that it can said. in fairness to
the law, that there has been better OBJ
servance of it in good many places under
the license system than under the old pro-
hibitory law. In some towns, notably Rut-
land. where the first vote authorized the
saloons, at the second election the people
reversed the earlier verdict because of the
decentralization that ensued.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

the new prime minister abandoned two of
the five, keeping Senator Chaumie as min
lister of justice. Senator Gauthier as minis
ter of public works, and himself. Senator
Rouvier, as minister of finances and prime
mir lister.
AS President Loubet's cabinet now stands,
1t is composed of three senators and eight
members of the chamber of deputies; and
this proportion indicates the relative activi-
ties and practical Importance of the upper
French republic.
and very much pushed forward by the dep
er house is the all-important one, to such
an extent that the senators have motor
ought not to have-the right to indefinitely
stand out against measure approved by
the lower house.
Laws Are a Bit Hazy.
There is nothing in the text of the con-
st!tutional laws to warrant this pretension;
but then the famous constitutional laws
are themselves a bit hazy this subject
if you choose to so consider them, the only
article being that which declares that 1.-The
senate, concurrently with the chamber of
deputies, has the initiative and the con-
lection of laws" The argument is that the
lower house, being the unique offspring of
popular suffrage, represents the sovereignty
of the country, i.e., the people
The manner In which French senators
are elected is capable of lending a certain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
Troubles If a Nebraska Hostess.
from the Nebraska State Journal.

From the Nebraska State Journal.
A lady said recently: II wish somebody
would make guests understand that the
hostess is the only one with the right to
run party. Twice recently have been at
informal afternoon companies where some
guest has broken up the gathering by in
sisting that refreshments be served at an
hour to suit herself.
ION one such occasion we were invited
for bridge and the lady who asked for re-
freshments early skipped out after she had
eaten her luncheon to keep an appoint
ment with dressmaker. OF course we
were left one short The hostess was an
noyed and all the rest Of us cross, so we
put on our wraps and went home.
''At another affair, where a guest In
sisted on interfering with the arrangements
the hostess finally exclaimed: This is my
party and I'll have it the way I want itt'
And she did but all hOstesses have not the
nerve TO aseil such disturbance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
AN OLD MANS CLUB
French Senate Well Entitled
to the Name.
A DIG N IFIED BODY
IT'S REPRESENTATION IN THE
PRESIDENTS CABINET.
How Senators Are Elected Case Of
Chaumie, Who is Also Minis
ter of Justice.
A DIG NIFIED BODY
pecisl Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PARIS. February II. 1905
The French senate has just come into I'M
usual prominence.
The new prime minister, Rouvier, comes
from the senate, and the senate is kind
of old mans club.
Prime Minister Rouvier, who remains at
the same time Senator Rouvier showed
himself particularly clubable. OF the
eleven ministers who form the French pres
ident's cabinet he named five from the
senate in his first proposal.
At once a cry went up from every sde
Too many cabinet members from the SEN
ate!'' The mass of deputies-who correspond
to representatives with us-showed curious
Indignation that 1.-The Old Mans Club"
should have such power and honor heaped
upon it. Perceiving he had gone too far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
Why He TrembIed.

From the Houston Post.
.Methought you trembled and turned
pale" said William Tell after plunking the
apple.
We'll you see dad" explained the boy
alphabetically, Il realized l was about to
have an arrow escape"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
Touched Upon the Raw.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
McFlub-"Say. that man Gotrox you intro
duced me to Is a dern peculiar chap. On
parting I said to him, Goodbye, old man,
don't take any wooden money. and, by
George, he wanted to fightr
Sleeth-'Great Scott! Don't you know his
business?'
McFlub"No; what is his old business?"
Sleeth-"Man, he's Cleveland banker"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
The Patriot.
From the London Daily News.

From the London Daily News.
His eyes ashfne with ancient memories,
His blood aglow with subtle racial fire,
For him are quenched the STRINGS of desire.
The pageant of the world has ceased to please;
flushed are the evening songs-the lutes of ease;
Ia the war fame that old ancestral pyre,
He casts his hcpes OF home, wife, child, or siroe
Instinct of race passion more than these,
The spirit of his country, holds him thrall;
In him forgotten heroes, forbears rise,
Strengthening his heart TO common sacrifice;
Gut OF the darkness generations call
And martyr hosts, that unrecorded fall
Salute him from the void with joyful cries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
Real Cruelty.

Erom PUCK.
Beggar-"Kind sir. could you help VIC
tim of the trusts? am starving"
Citizen-.How are the trusts respon-
sible?''
Beggar-sThey shut down the factory
where my wife had a job. sir"
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more than enough left to live on with eoon-

more than enough left to live on with COON
omy.
AS senator his pay Is 81 500 per year-the
famous 20 francs per day of deputies and
senators alike, plus liberal mileage and
an immense amount of printed matter from
the national press. For three years and
more he contentedly drew this salary, de-
voting himself to his senatorial duties. and
leaving his law business in the hands of a
partner, thing In itself highly respecta-
BILE. The SWEETEST practice In such a case
is to throw up ones law practice entirely
as did Waldeck- Rousseau. At the other
extreme. the late minister Of Justice. SEN
ator Wales, pract!ced law" some say
even more actively than usual. during lis
term as senator: that Is to say. his fees
grew heavier and more numerous. because
of his prominence.
Did Well Financially.
To return to Senator Chaumie. at the end
of his third year as senator he had made
himself known as a man of serious weight
and value and politically correct from the
point OF view Of the then majority of the
deputies forming the block" Prime MIN
lister Combes chose him to be minister Of
public instruction; and Immediately his in
come of s. per day senator was increas-
ed by salary of $1,000 per year as m n
lister! Besides This. as minister he became
entitled to large allowance for entertain
ing. horses and carriages free and house
rent and servants wages free in the pala-
tial ministry.
At the present hour Senator Chaumie is
drawing the same cumulative pay as sem
ator and minister of justice So is Senator
Gauthier. minister OF public works SO is
Senator Rouvier, prime minister and min
lister of finances. And so are doing all the
other eight ministers and three subminis-
tiers (subsecretaries of state), who are with
out exception all deputies
This cumulating of employments and sal
aries is a common thing in France spe-
cial law permits admirals Of the navy In
active service TO be senators. So also ara
eligible generals of the army in activity
but without command; so also other general
officers or officers assimlated to the general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25

while the liquor trade in this city is bet
ter regulated now than it has been for
many years." remarked a temperance ad-
vocate to a Star reporter, there should be
a more stringent regulation adopted to pre-
vent the sale of liquor to minors Under
the existing law els difficult to convict
the proprietor of place even if 1t can be
shown that liquor is served. 1t is a fact
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-09
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The uric acid and "microbic" the
ories of rheumatism are exploded and
abandoned by all. The Osteopathic
theord. viz: Interference with blood
and new supply" today is the only
tenable one. II is followed by the
medical doctor when ne directs pa
tients TO hot springs that the hot
baths may relax their contracted
muscles which are damming back the
blood flow. But the other obstacles
thickened ligaments displaced verte-
bra. ribs or pelvic bones, are In the
Osteopath's field alone. These ad-
justed the vase motor nerves regain
control OF the blood vessels pres
sure removed and the normal circula-
tion Is restored
The uric acid and poisonous pro-
ducts are results of the stagnant blood
and not causes.
Can anything be more reasonable
than this? Certainly experience con-
firms it. When the osteopath fails tC
cure. II is due to lack of skill tt
detect and remove these obstacles
Osteopathy will succeed II the Oste
opath is skillful Drs. Hoisington' II
the Despair block, are graduates
under the founder Of osteopathy
DR.. Still. and should be competent
They welcome calls and inquiry
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-09
AMERICAN SHOES IN FRANCE

Among the features of 1904 has
been the general appearance of shoes
closely resembling in form and style
those made in the United States.
The clumsy ungainly and heavy
French shapes are gradually disap-
pearing. In their stead are coming
gracefully cut and finely finished
shoes of a decided American appear
ance. The fact is, however. that it is
rather our shoemaking machines
than the shoes themselves that have
come to France. In any event. the
American appearing shoes which are
now quite generally seen in the city
and elsewhere In the provinces are
made principally in Paris with ma
chinery imported from tine United
States.
This does not alter the fact that
some bona fide American shoes are
on sale here. but they are much
dearer than the French made arti-
cles. and it is not likely that they will
make headway against the strong
combination which is represented by
cheap French labor and prolific
American machinery.-From United
States Consul Ridgely, Nantes, France
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-01-09

1t is evident that F. ]. Heney, assis-
tant attorney general who is prose-
cutting the land frauds in Portland, is
after all the glory popularity and no.
toriety there is in the job. After SOL
EMMY impressing upon the members
of the federal grand jury the necessity
and Importance OF keeping strict ST.
lence during their holiday at home
he Immediately went TO san Francisco
and told the papers of that city all
there was to be known in the inves-
tigations-past, present and future.
He should have allowed the members
of the grand jury the same privilege.
So far. they have kept faith and not
a word has escaped any member OF
the grand jury. to creep into the pa
pers, while Heney has overflowed in
to column after column Of sensation
al interviews with the San Francisco
papers.