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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
SC0TSMEN BANQUET
CARNEGIE PAYS TRIBUTE TO
WEIR MITCHELL.

PHILADELPHIA. December 4.-Scots of
versary of the st. Andrews Society at a
banquet at the Bellevue-Stratford last night.
Dr. s. Weir Mitchell was the lion of the
evening. He commemorated his fiftieth
year a member of the st. Andrews So
ciety. and every voice present joined in the
toast hailing the venerable physician and
author as the first citizen Of Philadelphia"
Andrew Carnegie sat next but one to DR..
Mitchell. and when his turn came to speak
he added his eloquence in praise of the emf
nent Philadelphia. In part Mr.. Carnegie
said:
ut is a pleasure to pay honor to the first
citizen of Philadelphia I may even go
further. 1 may say that although we
know that our next governor, who is
with us tonight. will be a good one.
because he is Stuart. he will join with me
in hailing DR.. Mitchell as the first citizen
of PENNSYLVANIA.
His life has been dedicated only to the
highest endeavors. He has never lost cour-
age, and has achieved nobly. This Is due
to his Scotch descent
"Oh. they're great lot the Scotch. They
are the salt Of the earth. When you're a
Scotchman you're very much a Scotchman.
Scotchmen. especially her great men, are
always born poor. It's cottages. and not
it's castles. make Scotland
'Englands drumbeats are heard round
the world. Scotland does better. On ST.
Andrews night an unbroken chain around
the world of Scotch societies meet in peace
and brotherhood"
Jovial banter concerning the priceless
privilege Of having been born a Scotchman
Scotch songs filled every lull in the speak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
The Author of Crab


From Chambers Journal.
Now, it was at the house of the comely
young wife, in Greenhill Gardens-though
the incident as related occurred In Gayfield
square-that | had the honor of meeting
Dr. Brown, and this is why l have thought
1t not inappropriate to repeat the story
But when | knew the "cynosure of her cir
Gle she was no longer the comedy young
wife which the doctor calls her, but kind,
comedy old lady fast approaching eighty
years of age, and one of the dearest types
of an old Scottish gentlewoman I ever saw
in fact, charming edition of the character
drawn by Sir Walter Scott in Mrs
Bethune Ballot. She was fond of telling the
story and used to laugh merrily over it.
She said she felt very i'll. and was nervously
husband, both of whom looked very grave;
but when she heard the doctor say in a
subdued voice as he turned to her husband.
She can swallow nothing, Mr. N" and
her husbands reply in an equally grave
tone but with slight twinkle of humor in
his eye, Try her wiz a compliment, she
was seized with irresistible fit of laugh
ter which effectually burst the abscess. She
used to say she could not resist the impulse
to laugh the doctor looked SO very grave:
and her husband while he a so looked
grave. had half-comical expression on his
face as he made the joke. You know"
she would add. Il always was vain, and
Mr.. N, who knew my weakness, often
quizZed me on the subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
A Duchess of Devonshire.
From the Monthly Review.

From the Monthly Review.
Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire Is
chiefly remembered now as the prototype
of lady canvassers, for her exertons in be-
half of Charles Fox in the Westminster
election of 1854. When 1.-The Piccadilly
Beauty" had done her work,
The butchers and the bakers,
The grocers, undertakers,
The milliners and toymen,
All vote for Carlo Khan.
She entered, the CORVALLIS correspond
ence tells US, some of the most black
we all know-but 1 am not afraid of being
hackheyed-bought Steel, the butchers,
'7ote with kiss. She had then one of the
finest compliments ever paid a woman
when an Irish mechanic exclaimed: II
could light my pipe at her eyes' Which,
madam, would you like best, that or the
famous compliment which Steele-not the
butcher. but Dick Steele-paid another
woman? Would you rather a pipe could be
lit at your eyes or that to know you were
a liberal education? l wonder.
Four years earlier in the Gordon riots,
she had to flee from Devonshire House to
Lord Clements in Berkeley square, where
she slept in the drawing room on a sofa or
small tent bed.
She died in 1906, and Charles Fox said
they had lost the kindest heart in England.
There is nothing, l think. to be added about
the calm duke, except that he married
again, the Elizabeth, Duchess of Devon
shire, about whose portrait by Gainsbor-
ough there was a fuss some years ago.
She let Byron his house in Piccadilly, and
I regret to say had some difficulty in get
ting the rent paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
JOKE ON THE RBDSKIN
TWO TURBULENT BRAVES PACK
ED OFF TO SCHOOL.

Commissioner Leupp of the bureau OF
Indian affairs has just sent two bad
Indian chiefs or head men, to School with
their entire families under circumstances
that have caused those who know of the
action to smile at the sagacity Of the
commissioner. Mr.. Leupp himself thinks
it is a good joke on the two unruly
braves as we'll as one that will be for
their lasting good and that of their FAM
lilies.
Not long ago Chief Tawaquaptewa and
Head Man Frank Sewenimtewa, belong
ing to the Hopi tribe and stationed at
Oraibi. Ariz, got into scrap with other
Indians of the same town and succeeded
in stirring up things pretty generally.
These two, however, professed to be
friends of the government and of the
government school system, and in their
contention with the other Indians claimed
that they stood in this relation toward
the Great White Father at Washington.
So fierce did the affair become. however.
that the two braves would have used
their pistols had not the employees of the
Indian bureau who were on the ground
stepped in and put a stop to it. report
of the affair was Immediately sent to
Commissioner Leupp.
The commissioner only recently return
ed from a long trip of inspection of the
agencies and is pretty thoroughly ac-
quainted with prevailing cOnd1ti OnS.
When he learned of the fracas he knew
that something ought to be done to dis
cipline the two braves with the unpro-
nounceable names. for although they did
profess to be friends of the government
their method of showing friendship was
Objectionable. The commissioner also had
his doubts as to the actual friendliness
of Tawaquaptewa and Sewenimtewa to-
ward the school system.
He finally decided to take them at their
word, and issued directions that both
belligerent braves and their entire FAINT
lies be sent to school to be kept out of
trouble.
Off they went, together with everything
that belonged to them. and word has just
reached the Indian office in this city that
the little cavalcade of n dozen or moro
persons, including two bad chiefs, two
sympathetic wives and the rest in chill
dren of all ages has arrived at Riverside
School. in California.
The two families have been installed in
quarters side by side, and all of the me IN :
bers have begun to go to school regu-
| larly. The older of the two bad" braves
| is about thirty eight years of age and the
other is several years his Junior; but they
| are learning their A. b, C's along with
their wives and children.
Just what these Hopis think of govern
ment education after having tried it Com :
| missioner Leupp does not know, but he
| is sure the joke is on them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Light of the Stars.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Various attempts have been made to esti-
mate the light of the stars. In the northern
hemisphere Argelander has registered 32I-
900 stars down to the nine and a half mag
nitude, and, with the aid of the best photo
metric data, Agnes NJ Clark's new System
of the Stars gives the sum of the light Of
these northern stars as equivalent to one
Observation-Disclosures of full moonlight
and the total light of all stars similarly
enumerated in both hemispheres, to the
number of about 100000. is roughly placed
at hundred -and-elghtieth OF the
lunar brightness. The scattered light of
still fainter celestial bodies is difficult to
evoluate. By a Photographic method Sir
William Abney in 1896 rated the total star
light of both hemispheres at one-one-
hundredth of full moonlight and Prof
Newcomb in 1901, from visual observations
of diffused sky radiance, fixed the light
power of all stars at just 72S times that Of
Capella, or one-eighty- ninth of the light OF
the full moon.
1t is not certain, however. that the sky
would be totally dark If all stars were blot
ted out. Certain processes make the upper
atmosphere strongly luminous at times. and
we never can be sure that this light Is alb
sent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Theatrical Superstitions.
From the Glasgow Herald.

FROM the Glasgow Herald.
They were rehearslng a new play and
every one was nervous for the first night
was close at hand.
The play was tragedy. yet at its end the
dying heroine, as the curtain descended
said:
Three beers. please"
These words concluded the play. Yet
they We're entirely out of keeping. The con-
Guiding words should have been: II die but
since l have saved you, l die happy" OF
something to that effect
A dramatic critic new to the business
asked how it was that the tragedy ended
with Three beers. please" and the stage
manager said:
Superstition. 1t is always thought bad
luck in rehearsals of new plays to speak
the last sentence before the opening night
He who has the last sentence to speak sub
stitutes some meaningless phrase for it. II
he dared to speak the true phrase the pros
poets of the play would be thought doomed
Some playwrights won't even write the
last line of play. They whisper il to the
assembled company on its first reading and
from that day till the actual production the
line is never again heard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
ional character. cannot provide for.

tionaI character cannot provide for.
This belief is based upon the foiiowing
reasoning: Unless the practice Is stopped
by the national law in these great mines
and factories that ship directly. they Will,
as a matter of self-protection. see that the
smaller factories and sweat shops anu al
other similar competing concerns are also
prohibited from employing child labor
otherwise the great concerns which the ma
tional law prohibits from employing cnIo
labor would be at DISADVANTAGE with tne
other concerns which this national law
does not reach, and which therefore, couio
continue the employment of child labor.
So. 1t is expected, that although this ma
tional statute viii be most fiercely and de-
terminedly resisted by the great manu1ac-
turing and mining Enthusiastically those
of the cotton Industries Of Georgia, the
mines of Pennsylvania and of the other To-
calities mentioned-thesev very interests when
once the law is passed will. as matter of
business self-protection. see to 1T that its
provisions are made to apply to every other
similar concern which the national law
does not reach.
The national law. therefore, will become
quite naturally and inevitably the agency
through which the whole evil everywhere
will be exterminated.
Serious Possibilities.
Every phase of this evil appeals very
strongly to those who stand with Sena-
tor Beverage in his present position.
The cruelty Of overworking little children
is not the worst feature. The worst in its
final results is that every year a very great
number of young men and women Of the
exact type of the London Hooiigan are be-
ing turned out in this country, their bodies
impaired by early overlabor, their minds
stunted, their surroundings base. These
young men and women, it is pointed out,
when they reach maturity go out into So
cfety engines of hatred against everybody
and everything. feeling that they have been
robbed of life, of mind and soul. 1t is esti-
mated that 100000 of such young men and
women are being added to the citizenship
every year. and fear is felt that when
there are one million, FIVE. millions or ten
millions of this class they will add another
serious complication to existing social con-
dftions.
The Beverage bill has already received
the formal Endorsement of several state
child labor associations. and the chief men
of the national association are very en-
Enthusiastically for it, as notably Samuel
Nice. Lindsay and others of that class of
workers for social reforms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Gibson Girl VS.. English Girl
rom London Health and Strength.

From London Health and Strength.
The Gibson girl. we trust. is but a passing
fancy and will never be permitted to estab-
lish herself as a standard type of English
beauty for the simple reason that she is
not beautiful at all. but merely silly. Our
only insular ideal of feminine lovelness is
not too plump and not too slender, but
'twixt and between. She is just what phys
ical culture. an open-air life and clean
and wholesome mind have made her-"a
bright and beautiful English girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04

sionary Union of the District of Columbia
has arranged to hold q midwinter meeting
December 10 at Luther Memorial Church.
In the interest Of 1.-THE Lords Day. the
First Day of the Week-A Day of Rest"
The Rev. DIR. ]. G. Butler. pastor OF the
church, will open with a reading of Scrip
ture and prayer. and there will be a pro-
gram of addresses, readings and music con-
tributed by Bishop Satterlee, the Rev. DR..
s. H. Greene, the Rev DIR. Wallace Rad
cliffe, the Rev. DR.. F. d. Power: Mrs.
Margaret Dye Ellis, national superintend-
ent of legislation, w. c. T. u; Mrs. c. p.
Granfield. Mrs. C. L. Roach. Miss Mar
garet Mauro, Mrs. s. d. La Fetra and the
Rev. p. w. Jeffres. Mrs. John n. Gull
bertson will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Mr.. Howells on Noise.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sum-
Many opinions on many subjects we are
glad to have from Mr.. William Dean How
ellis; and his wise tolerance, his permanent
good-nature and the charm of his style
might disarm the most grabbed opponent.
When, however. Mr.. Howells discourses on
noice de decline to hear him. He Is
not an expert. He has never been In the
habit of making noise. His is the music
Of flutes and soft recorders. He is not es-
corted by brass bands. No ''barkers' or
"pullers in" recommend his goods. We
don't know at this moment what he will
have for breakfast this morning. In short,
an excellent man and writer, but hopelessly
old-school and too urban to raise noise
even about a noise.
1T is the needlessness of most noises
writes this innocent philosopher, that
makes them insufferable." No noise is
needless; and though noises are growing
lunatically noiser. there is not noise
enough. Even the megaphone~is coming
to sound but as a whisper; and the song
of the steam syrens may yet be what ST.
lence was in ages when the faculties of
speech and the ears We're but tnchoate and
imperfect
The merry peal Of the trolley bell the
blast of the honk honk. the whistle of the
tug and ferryboat, the banging and rafting
of the touring devil wagon; these and SIM
liar gentle sounds Mr.. Howells may tolerate
as 'needful." There are other clamors COM
pared to which all voices of all modern ma
chimes are as a deaf mute to Bourke Cock
ran. Conclusion and reverberation and con-
tinuous defamation at a high temperature
are the approved methods of political and
literary glory BY the replication of the
sounds of a great man his greatness is
known. Noise? All the noise produced in
the universe since the universe began is
| but the rustic of leaf in comparison with
the boundless ocean of boaton in which
this generation lives and has its being.
That ocean roars around Presidents. 1t
bathes the marble brows of novelists-not
of Mr.. Howells' kind. Even simple spoilers
plunge in it and are happy.
Needless noises? Nay, Mr.. Howells,
fame clasps passonately the inventor Of
a new noise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Turks in Byron's Place.

From LIE Courier of Sophia.
Europe has completely deserted PhilheI-
lenism. There is no longer a Byron to sing
the Hellenic virtues. to fight for Greek in
dependence and to die miserably at Misso-
longhi. Philhellenism has found last
refuge among the military and political
chiefs of the sultan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
A Legislative Paradise.
From LIE Petit Journal of Paris.

Happy deputies! They will find on their
return to the Palais Bourbon a healthy and
comfortable meeting place, a real earthly
paradise Thanks to the new heating and
ventilating apparatus, they will be warm
in winter and cool in summer They will
not be asphyxiated in the service of the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Tolerance in Japan.
Japan Times of Toxic.

From the Japan Times of Toxic.
Westerners seem TO find it inconceivable
how the Japanese can maintain allegiance
to different creeds at one and the same
time. One broad explanation of this is
that we, as nation, are tolerant = mind.
especially in matters pertaining TO religion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
State Laws May Follow.

1t is anticipated that if the proposed law
checks the evil in the great manufacturing
and mining industries, wherever located,
these very interests themselves will compel
the various states to supplement this ma
tional law by state laws. filling in the
places which this law. by reason of its ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
The Girls Century.
From the Girls Realm

From the Girls Realm
This is the girls century. She has
come to be the great factor In every de-
partment of life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Increase in Results.

I'm almost all active scientific establish
ments slight increase in income will rep
resent large increase in results. l well
remember discussing this matter with him.
1 pointed out how little of the income was
used for the increase of knowledge among
men'-scientific research-and I hoped that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04

Interdenominational Union.
The Woman's INSTRUMENTATION Mis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
GRIEF FOR SHAFTER
CUBAN REPRESENTATIVE TO
GOVERNOR MAoooN.

BAKERSFIELD. Cal. December 4.-The
following letters have been received by
Capt. w. II. McKittrick. son-in-iaw OF the
late Gen. William r. Shafter. who died at
the formers ranch near Bakersdeld No
vember II:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
HAVANA, November II, 1906.
To the Hon. Provisional Governor of the
Republic of Cuba.
Honorable Sir: The news of the death of
Gen. William r. Shafter U.S.A.. which oc-
Cured at Bakersfield. Cal. has caused n
most profound sorrow among the Cubans
rendering service in the house of represen-
tatives: In their name. as well as my own.
permit me to express our most sincere SYM
pathies. remembering among other hstor-
ical acts, of he. who In life rendered his
nation by his worthiness and virtues. that
he co-operated In Santiago de Cuba for the
independence of our beloved ountry.
Please make known this our sincere sym
pathy. to the honorable government of the
United States and to the afflicted family OF
the illustrious dead. Respectfully yours.
VINCENTE PARDO SUAREZ.
Chief Clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
BOLoNDRoN. November Il 7.

BOLONDRON. November 10 1905
Mr.. Magoon, Provisional Governor Ha-
vana:
The liberals of this town convey to you,
to the noble nation and Its illustrious Pres
ident, Mr.. Roosevelt. deep felt expression
of sympathy for the irreparable loss Of
glorious Gen. Shafter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-27
seattle Expects Much Gold.

Seattle, wash. Nov. Several
large shipments Of gold have yet 10
,s received from the northern eonn'
trv and 1t Is now certain that the
,or,osr record OF the district for gold
PRODUCTION will be broken by se'eIa'
millions OF dollars. The former re- rec
ord was that OF 1900 when s|z''
900 900 was received. Up TO oe'o,
her list this year sa1,7il'a2S had
been received at the local uni'ea
s,stes assay once to say nothing oi
,he shIpments made to other places
IA ~ this money the greater part Is
from the north, although a smali ,I'H,, ~,
ceptage OF It has come from br''''n
Columbia and the states
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-27
what Do They Cure7

sove question is often asked con.
The syYr ~ pierco's two leading medi.
crnlngs dpoIlan Medical Discovery" F" and
eines W. Prescription"
sFsvOrl.He. H.,,or is that cGolden Medical
the sv'p'ia a most potent alternative or
Discover ,ec, and tonic or invigoratoi
blOodpua' Specially favorably In a curn.
and ac's nna., all the mucous lining sur.
i've wSy Ti ~ .he nasal passages, throat.
aces ~ tnHos, stomach, bowels az
lIollggn,-c lIolga.. cn,li, large per cent. OF cataT.
tla3us Gos wtether &he disease affects th.
Ihsl ySS SnSSSsae,,s the thycat, arynx, bros
nasa' sgtomac g IN as catQrfhal dyspepsia ;
enls,i s'Ii las taliScuSSS{lFSht'al hla6de
boNels or ofhor DelVic orgalrsS Even s.
g'elJSs elS.onic w ~ ulcaraiiXe- StaseSS nl LIZ. i
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S.lIisfitle5 4 ..Isnt TO MQllfieI only. d
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~ .Eonic and ncrvlno. For weak worn
lis ,oC,,ssr.Torked women--no matter what
" " vsonsed taa breakdown, "Favorlte
nas nbasss,,.rjn,ion will be found most effective
4 ghSeisjnr 1p the strength, regulating
Y STo,nanly functions, suedulng paia
Wy brinri,is about a healthy, vigorous
s.aa s..DaaI,ion ol Tho whole system.
v','Slk lSok of particulars wraps each bottle
..sisSihe formulas OF both medicines and
s,is ssno,iss what scores Of eminent med.
yIJmihors. whose works are consulted
Sy,Iclans Of all tho schools of practice
y sndes IN Ur scr!bing. say OF each In
s,.liant ent ring into these medicines.
Y '4se worl % praise bestowed on The
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psreeis MOI icir ; ~ such writers should
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sos profess.0nal ;r timonials, because
'srsh ren are writing for the guidance o;
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n potb medicines arc non-alcoholic, non.
srypt and contain no harmful habit.
farming drrs.. Icing composed OF glyceric
s,,racts Of tho roots Of native, America
medicinal forest plants They are bO.r
sd BY dealers in medicine. You Cart
sSord 10 accrpt as a substitute for one @,
lhese medicines OF known composition,
tny secret nustrun.
Df. petreis Pellets. small, snRar.coateS.
e,sy 10 take as candy, regulate and in
vsorae stomach, liver and bowels.