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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Style in Mems Neckwear.

FROM Mems Wear.
The genteel dresser is now partial to a
scarf of moderate width, and in colors not
to be found at present in the cheaper sort
of scarfings. This season his tailor has cut
his coats with less depth at neck opening
than formerly and with broader lapels, and
scarf of medium proportions is just suffi-
cient to set off this very important dress
center. OF course, this all applies to the
four-in-hand.
The puff is still the most fashionable
neckwear for day dress. and though it has
been more generally worn to business this
season than formerly, the folded and
scanned four-in-hand continues the best
favored scarf.
The new color schemes of the latest scarf
ings are rich in the extreme. Brown is
combined with greater number of the
fashionable colors than has ever been at
tempted when brown was the vogue in
neckwear. A dash of brilliant red, purple
or green in. the figures Eliminates the
brown grounds. The colors are not of the
vivid character. but rather subdued, which
makes them more acceptable to the great
majority of men of neat taste.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
The Issue of Race,
From the San Francisco Argonaut.

From the San Francisco Argonaut.
In the twelfth chapter of the Book of
Judges it is told how the Gileadites slew
forty and two thousand Ephraimites at the
passages of Jordan. because they pro-
nounced "shibboleth'' "sibboleth.' That
was race ISSUE BY their faulty speech
the forty and two thousands proved them
selves to be of another race, and they
were slain. Read ancient history and learn
that in the dark backward and abysm of
time the hand of every man of one race
was against the hand of every man of all
other races. Stranger meant enemy, alien
meant foe. Then the race issue was at it's
strongest. Centuries have passed. Almost
universal tolerance has come about. While
races still preserve their national identity,
ingress and egress are for the most part
free and open. The sons of one race mate
freely with the daughters of another. With
out loss of caste or faint of dishonor, a
French girl may marry a Neapolitan, a
Swiss maiden a Prussian youth Norwe-
gian Olsen a German Gretchen, Russian
an Austrian, Spaniard Portuguese, an
Englishman Scot. The population of the
United States is amazing composite Of
all these and other races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
THE WASTE BASKET.
Some of the Things Which Should Go
Into It,

From the Richmond Times Dispatch
1t is said that Kiplfng throws a great
deal of his work into the waste basket,
feeling that having won a reputation as a
writer it is his duty to live up to it, On
one occasion. We are told, he destroyed a
whole book. After it was finished he asked
Robert Barr to read 1t, and Mr. Bars
verdict was that "it was as good as Plain
Tale Not better?' asked Kipling II
don't think it is" replied Barr. Then I
don't think it will ever be published" was
Kiping's reply. And the book was forth
with destroyed
AS has been well said, mans work is
the expression of his character and no
conscientious man wants to be judged by
a work which he feels to be unworthy %
him.
But there are other reasons than this
why writer should occasionally. at least,
tear up his writings. This is particularly
true or the editor of newspaper 1t hap
pens every now and then in the course
of the editors career that he finds himself
In an abnormal state of mind. He may be
gloomy, he may be dyspeptic he may b.,
iaborlng under some great provoca tion he
may pc aroused to pitch of excitement
or Indignation because of some occurrence.
and In such a frame of mind he must give
vent to his feelings The proper course
Tor him to pursue in such circumstances is
10 SIT uOWu ana give MS FEELINGS, and II
need be, his imagnatio full swing He
should write as freely as the emotion of
the moment suggests, and give his pen un-
br1dled liberty. He should let all the
gloom or the bitterness or the spite or the
indignation within him come out without
stint. 1t will give relief. But after he has
unburdened himself he should then tear
up his manuscript and consign 1t to the
waste basket, and proceed to his task in
his normal state of mind. If all editors
would DilrSup this they would
themselves much trouble and have better
standing with their readers.
But the rules should apply to others as
has received a provoking letter the impulse
is to reply in kind and to make a bad mat
ter worse. 1t may be a good rule to write
the spirited reply and make it as fiery as
possible to open Walls of ones wrath, and
let all the wrath flow out in the ink But
1t Is a better rule after such a letter shall
have been written to tear 1t up and throw
it away. and then pen reply in calmness
and amiability. 1t is in this way that even
high-tempered person may give the pro-
verbal answer which is said to turn away
wrath.
In short, no man ought to commit him.
self to an expression in writing, whether
1t be in public print or in private CORE
spondence, when laboring under intense
emotion of any sort, even though that
emotion be altogether praiseworthy, for
under such conditions one is not himself
and is almost sure to run into extrava-
gances. A man expresses his true senti-
ments when he Is calm and In a normal
state of mind and heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
An English Novelist's Mission.

From the London Spectator
We note with satisfaction the announce
ment that Mr.. III. Rider Haggard has been
nominated by the secretary of state for the
colonies to proceed to the United States to
inquire into and report upon the conditions
and character of the agricultural and in
dustrial land settlements formed there by
the Salvation Army for the reception of
immigrants from the great cities of the
United States. Mr.. Rider Haggard has for
several years devoted his energies in a
most public-spirited manner to exhaustive
inquiries into the conditions of agriculture
in this country, his competence for the task
intrusted to him is above question. and he
is sincerely to be congratulated on this we'll
merited official recognition of his patriotic
and dSinterested exertions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
SIMPLE or COMPLEX LIFE.
Each Has Its Disadvantages Accord
ing to Sarcastic Writer.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Life is now so complex 1t is this COM
plexity of life that makes it what it Is
We live for today, tomorrow and next
day: sometimes for other days: many seem
to live only for salary day. We look for
ward to It and backward at It. and we have
so little equilibrium. also hard cash. The
world has grown worldly. 1t asks money.
always money; usually. more money than
anything is worth. and we must pay. This
fills the earth with sadness-and multi
millionaires-and betrays us into lapses
from that peace of mind which should
characterize the simple life.
We have broken with simplicity. No long
er will we sleep in cold bed chambers as
our fathers did, and peel of the frost and
rhine from our whiskers as we leap out upon
the bare floor with the thermometer at Z
below zero. In those simple days they had
no Thermometers nor felt the need of them.
They knew 1t was geementally cold without
a TJ-cent apparatus to tell them The
thermometer has helped to make the simple
life complex.
In those days that we have drifted away
from in our woridliness the whole family
roasted around one fire in the great roar
ing fireplace. AS you sat by the quiet fire.
side lamp perusing your studious researches
the children played leap frog on the floor.
the innocent babe squalled ftfully In its
cradle, the dog thumped his rear elbow
noisy disturbance of his fnfinitesimal COM
panions, the cat STROBE about the table,
purrng and from time to time caressing
your eyebrow with a wave OF her velyety
tail. the father of the flock disputed long
and earnestly, sometimes in loud, disturb
ing asperity, with his helpmeet on the price
she had paid for yarn. the younger son
came in stamping. throwing armfuls of
snow-incrusted wood upon the floor thun-
derously beside the chimney, the maid beat
the batter for the morning cakes efusively
and diffus!vely. meanwhile singing a right
proper hymn with vehemence through her
nose.
This was the simple life. Now it is COM
pick. We have a room to ourselves,
steam radiator for heat. electric light, and
may dwell upon our book in silence and
solitude. All, it is grievOus. In the lam
guage of the Gallo apostle who has re-
Gently been among us. Let us save and
cause to last as long possible all which
still exists of the patriarchal. no matter
under what form" Let us go back to the
roaring fireplace and its noisy domestic
simplicity, where the whole evening is spent
in the distracting and trivial uproar Of the
customary family circle of 1S4S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

sort in England replied the representa-
tive. who at once stopped. grasped the
back of q chair and confusedfy srnsfttered
SOME words In an UNDERTAKE. This Is said
sbe a practice with certain representa-
tives of German houses who. whenever
they find themselves Boosting. go through
a like proceeding to prevent the fall that
follows pride.
Many people have found themselves UNI
able to walk along paved street without
a sort of conscious command to step with
out touching thu joining mark between the
blocks of stone. A sane and scientific man
has confessed that he will never place his
boots, after taking them or, parallel to
each other. nor will he ever leave a train
without touching. three times, the window.
He suggests no reason. 1t is merely that
he Is not easy until the silly thing is prop
erly done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
TO SHARE ALL --oNORS
KING EDWARD PAYS A TRIBUTE
TO Els CoNsoRT.
Silk Bedclothing Latest Fad Among
English Social Observation-Disclosures
Prices Paid.
Special cab1egrsm to The Evening star.

Special Cablegrsm to The Evening Star.
LONDON, March 4.-The king has given
instructions that the honors paid to the
sovereign by the guards mounted at
Whitehall shall in future be given to the
queen as well. During the reign of Queen
Victoria a full guard under a captain and
subaltern officer was always on duty dur
ing the parliamentary session. and on the
occasion of Queen Victoria's visit to Lon
don second subaltern was posted. The
king, however, on his accession decreed
that a full guard should only be detailed
when the sovereign was in residence at
Buckingham Palace Lately it was
brought to his notice that when he was
away from town and the queen was in
London the full honors were not paid to
his consort.
The silver stick, therefore. has issued
an order that the guard shall be on duty
at Whitehall if the queen is in London.
even though the sovereign shall be alb
sent. Likewise, his majesty has ordered
that the royal standard, which has hith-
erto fioated from Buckingham Palace
during his residence there shall be hoist
ed whenever the queen is in London. An
other instance of the signal honors which
the king pays to the queen lies in the
fact that her banner is raised in ST.
Georges Chapel at Windsor to signify
that her majesty has been admitted to
the full privileges of a knight of the
Garter. For many centuries only queen
regent has enjoyed this distinction.
Fad for the Very Rich.
Silk bedclothes is the latest fad in high
society The statement was made by
solicitor in the Bloombury county court
and confirmed by, inquiries in Regent
street this week. Sheets and pillow cases
to be in the height of fashion are made
of the purest silk, and pillow slips are
gorgeously embroidered.
"Of course. only very rich people can
afford to indulge in the luxury of silk
Sheets which cost anything from fifteen
to fifty guineas Il pair, according to the
amount of embroidery on Them" ex-
planned the head of Il well-known west
end house.
"All the silk sheets now being used in
England came from Paris, where the
fashion first arose. Orders have been re-
mental courts, but the English royal fam
lily still remains faithful to Irish linen.
Silk bedclothing has been recommended
by many doctors on account of it's warmth
and lightness. The silk used, which has,
of course, to be specially woven to the
required width, is generally Sura or
China, the former being the most ex-
pensive.
The first orders for silk bedclothes all
specified black silk, but the fashion
quickly turned to white. Now, however,
there are signs of yet another change.
and within the last month or two tinted
sheets to match the prevailing color in
the rooms have been specially ordered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

cision, adjusting the agatares etc: an ex-
pert in naestfesfae handles tho chlorgform
and watches the SUSPECT pulse and respir-
alton. in order that the operators time
may be devoted wholly tosone point. and a
deft nurse, adept fH the use of every in
strument, needle ana chemlcal preparation.
is at the surgeon'sselbow.s ready to hand
out at a wortl-sometimes Before the word
the shining nipple mentss already filed in the
order of their probab bic use.
Two visiting surgeons. at one of the New
York hospitals. got a markedly varying
percentage of mortality fl a common abb
dominal operation =. ID
what is the difference between the two
operators?' 1 asked Of one of the house
staff in attendance IL
"About twenty minutes he said, sue
cinctly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Temperament and Food.
rom the st. james Gazette.

rom the st. james Gazette
For bilious persons chart of life pub
lished today by Prof. Boyd Lanyard gives
emphatic warning of dangerous rocks in
the shape of sausages. pork turtle and
other commodities. Eels must not be
eaten by brain workers. chilly persons
should cultivate a taste for sardines, while
irritable people are warned away from
ginger. and the melancholy man must not
touch bacon.
Whitebait. it is suggested, is inadvisa BILE
Tor persons who are of an amorous nature
asparagus is forbidden to those who suffer
from excitement, and Ianguid persons are
told TO be careful when they indulge in
peas, potatoes, arrowroot and macaroni
Duck, for some mysterious reason Is de-
scribed as unsuitable for the bashful, the
irate, the pale. the drowsy and the ine-
briate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
To Ward OFF Evil,

From the Chicago News,
Touching to ward off evil is one of the
most curious habits of the human race
Many people will touch wood" when talk
ing of past immunity from trouble. But
even more obscure is the individual habit
nervous and morbid one, no doubt-of
performing apparently unnecessary devo-
lions to inanimate objects. Sir Walter
Scott, as boy. cut the button from the
coat of his rival in class-the button that
was always fingered before the right ans
wer was delivered. DR.. Johnson would turn
back In Fleet street IL he had missed touch
ing one of the posts.
A buyer for a large firm Of London engi-
neers was recently interviewed by the trav-
eler OF another company. Before placing
an order with the man the buyer asked II
his people were capable of carrying out the
work. I'VE are the foremost firm of our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Life Hangs on the Minutes.
ON, Mct1Ire's Magazine

Time saving is one of the most important
considerations in all surgery. Any major
operation lasting more than an hour and a
half entails an additional risk; in operations
of long duration the chances OF recovery
are comparatively small. This is due to
shock, to the cumulative effect of the an
aesthetic, to loss of blood and to lowering
of the patients temperature by the expos
ure of internal areas to the air. Because
of this the best surgeons work with me-
chanical precision and economy of move
ment. Everything is ready before the OPP
GRAFTON commences; an assistant is at hand
to look after the details OF actual work
such as holding back the edges of the in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
BUSY MEXICAN MATADOR.
His Assistants Injured, He Killed Five
Bulls in One Sunday Session.
.iom the Mexican Herald.

Ju the AcAicdu
Parrao was forced to kill five bulls out of
the seven slain in yesterdays corrida be-
cause Antonio Monies and 'Falco." mata-
dors alternative, were each wounded in TIE
sword hand in killing their first bull Mon
ties received the more severe wound, the
flesh between the thumb and first finger
being split by the sword hlt when he made
his first thrust False escaped with 4
sprain. but neither of the matadors was
able after that to handle che espada
The fight was exceptionally good from
every viewpoint. and Parrao covered him
self with glory by dispatchng every one
of his bulls with one exception by a sin
gle neat stroke. Six bulls had been adyer-
tiSed, but seven were killed, the last being
a present from Monies, whose benefit per-
Torrance it was.
OF the bulls the first three let into the
ring were easily the best. Two of these
probably were the fiercest animals seen
since the opening of the ring this season.
Skillful work on the part Of the banderillos
enraged them to a point where they made
things extremely lively. The first animal
killed five horses as fast they could be
brought to the ring. and dispatching
his sixth when the bugle was blown.
After the banderiilos had been placed
"Falco' took the sword. but his aim in the
first two strokes was not true and they
caused wounds only. At the third the bull
dropped. Parrao killed the second bull with
one stroke and received ovation from
both sol and sombra sides. Monies, In STAY
ing the third made good stroke, but his
hand was wounded and he left the ring TO
receive attention for it just as his animal
tottered and fell. '.Falco'' received his
wound while stabbing the fourth. and Par
rao relieved him of the sword, finishing
that bulleand killing the following three
animals. The fifth, sixth and seventh bulls
were not equal to the first three in fighting
qualities. and only by exceedingly clever
work could some of them be made to al
tack. One had to be returned to the corral
because he refused to fight at all. but when
the oxen were turned in he refused TO fol-
low them. and subsequently had to be roped
and dragged out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
CANADA A VITAL ISSUE
OF ENGLISH LIBERAL
PARTY TALKS PLAINLY.
Makes Some Important Deductions in
Reference to Uncle Sans
Trade Possibilities.
Special cahleeram to The Evening star.

Special Cahlegram to The Evening star.
LONDON. March Mr.. Haidane. NJ P.
spoke al Chertsey at a meeting of the lib
erals this week, i'm support of the candida
tire of Mr.. Francis J. Marnham for the
Chertsey division of Surrey. MIR. Haldane
said no doubted the genuineness OF AIR.
Chamberlain's conviction that the empire
was in peril unless preference were adopt
ed The question, however. was not the
genuineness of Mr.. Chamberlains convic
ton, but the rightness of his convictions.
For year more the controversy had
ragged: ana his view was that the public
mind was more against Mr.. Chamberlain's
proposals at the present moment than 1t
was at the commencement of the campaign.
THIS. he considered. was moderate
statement of the result of the controversy
No doubt protection would be a very bene-
fetal thing for some people
Two Glasses Involved.
AS to the empire, there were two classes.
One class Of people could not let the en-
pre- alone. But 1t must be remembered
that If Great Britain tried to put the colo
MES into bondage she should cause a sense
of friction.
second class of people got fdgety
about the empire and thought IL should not
be talked about at all. He did not think
that some of his liberal friends were ex-
pressing their real Opinions WDen taikiHS
in this way. Britain did not want any
more of the worlds territory.
The only justification for holding so
much of the surface of the globe was that
We administered II on the generous prfnci-
pies of free trade, whereby We had opened
it wherever we could to the competition OF
the world.
He wanted to see the liberal party. If
only in pow or for a short time, put or the
statute book really valuable measures. He
believed that the party had such a chance
as no party had had for twenty years past
They must turn their attention more to
domestic affairs and less to external affairs.
Canada and the United States.
The most delicate situation which would
have to be dealt with in the colonial office
was likely to be that of Canada, in those
questions which affected herself and the
United States. What would be the rela-
tions between the United States and Cana
da If a preferential system were adopted?
The United States would reply to the
preference by Offering Canada special
terms and Canada would be free TO make
q choice between this country and the
States.
That was just the kind of situation which
he believed would be fatal to the imperial
bond He did not think that the countrys
expenditure could be cut down by the enor-
nous extent some people imagine.
Great Britain could get big bit on the
bill so far as concerned the army and
navy, but a strong navy was essential
He was however, glad to think that there
was a prospect of substantial reduction
being made in providing a proficient navy.
The liberal party must put the army on
businesslike footing, consistent with due
restriction of expenditure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Result of Indulgence in Jimson Weed.

From the Mount Airy News
Mrs. Marshall of this city will be a lit
tie more careful in the future as to how she
takes old women's prescriptions. She had
a cold. and Bill Smiths wife-everybody
knows Bill Smith-"fxed' up some whisky
and horehound and gave her full dose
one day last week. A very good remedy,
perhaps, If old lady Smith had not mis-
taken Unison weed for horehound. AS it is.
Mrs. Marshall is very SICK. and for hours
after she drank the whisky, &c.. it took the
combined efforts Of three doctors to keep
her alive. "She is now like an OWL" said
the physician who gave US the facts. She
can only see in the night" The Unison
weed had the effect of enlarging the pupil
daytime. but her vision is good at night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

we shall make this agreement: If either
of us should die the LIST thought is to be
a message to the other I agreed but with
a laugh. We wrote to each other often ana
he was getting along well in Europe. One
day there was ghostly apparition ap-
pearing before me and with ii was the
voice of Harry L have been run over by
a train in London it said. and am dy-
ing. Goodbye The vision disappeared. A
cable message the next day informed me
that the vision was right and that Harry
had died about the hour 1 received the
message. Was it telepathy or what?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
Strenuous Journalism.
,rt Arthur Novy Krai.

From the FOrt Arthur NOyy krai
About u dozen shells nave exploded near
our composing room; several explosions
have penetrated the walls: others have
broken the windows. Our text is printed on
paper of undecided color; we have not
always got white paper. SO we are. COM
PEELED sometimes to use blue, red or orange
Nevertheless. the soldiers on the ramparts
read our journal with much assiduity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

And there is no doubt that ninety-nfne
women out of hundred are happier for
being prettily and becomingiy arranged
even il it be in bed. 1t cheers many an In
valid to be able to contemplate a softly
falling cascade of lace and voluminous frils
escaping from family tinted siliSen sleeves
upon a siiken coverlet. To be i'll is not
necessarily to be ugly.-Queen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04

The large revenue which is easily derived
from drink, il it were diminished by any
new taxes, which might easily become
sources of unpopuiarity to the ministry i'm
posing them. The drink trade is the crea-
ton, or at least the foster child of the law
and it has been the mich COW of many
successive governments.--Lancet.