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that race-than OF any other foreign ma
tionality to be found among u.s."

that race-than OF any other foreign ma
tionality to be found among U.S."
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This will not be the first employment of
coolie labor on the Panama canal. The
French used 1t there and 1t has been
stated that about three-fourths Of them
died as a result of the insanitary sur
roundings then allowed to exist On the
isthmus This experience being still well
remarked in southern China, it Is said that
the native newspaperS there are opposing
the shipment of coolies to work on the
canal, even under our improved system OF
sanitation. Rumors are also rife that the
Chinese government, justly sore over our
Determinations against its people, may re-
fuse to allow any coolies to work for
Uncle Sam on any terms:
There was a Chinatown down In Pan
anna during the French diggings, and there
are now on the isthmus scores of Indian
mothers with children characterized by
their semi Mongol features and coloring.
/ am indebted for the following statement
to DIR. Walfred Nelson Of Montreal, who
was physician on the tsth3mYs for hve
IT had the largest Chinese clientele IN
Panama, and 1 had every opportunity OF
knowing them. can summarize five years
experience by saying that never saw but
one drunken Chinaman, and that l never
met with but one case of constitutional
disease among them, while I treated no
end Of it among the whites. They were
models of patience, perpetual workers ana
a respectful class"
Chinese contract labor is not scorned by
foreign countries. The Germans in East
Africa have imported coolies to develop the
farming lands Of their new country, where
the natives will not work more than Is abb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21
NOVEL BED COVERINGS.
The New Two-Tone Reversible
Blankets
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
The housewifely woman can rejoice her
soul this season in bedclothing that has the
merit of absolute novelty. Blankets are no
longer made Of plain white WOOL with pos
InsteRd, they are reversible, and woven in
two tones, in an all-over pattern, of the
softest and feeciest wool imaginable. White
and pink. white and pale blue and white
and pale green are the most popular COM
binations, the white forming the back
ground on one side and the color on the
other. Sometimes the blanket is woven in a
checkerboard design, and again in a huge
plaid, the checks of which are ten inches
square. In white and pale blue with the in
evitable binding of wide taffeta ribbon
matching the color, these plaids are very eff
fective
Bedspreads made of cretonne or dimity
edged with deep fringe, are a pretty novel;
ty, and are likely to become popular. as
they are light of weight and are easily
laundered. The old-time heavy Marseilles
spread of massive pattern has given place
to a modern Marseilles, which is much thin
ner and lighter and has a twilled weave,
dotted at intervals with small diamonds or
feurs-de-lis.
The newest comfortable is made of dull
toned Persian silk or silkaline, stuffed with
down and quilted, and ornamented in the
center with huge Louis XVI bow knot,
worked in ecru Renaissance lace.
Strictly up-to-date sheets and pillowslips
scroll Of hand-wrought embroidery just
above the hem. The monogram is usually
rather small and is inclosed in an embroi-
dered circle.
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solutely necessary to earn a bare living.
The planters in Portuguese Africa have done
the same. Chinese labor has also COM
menced to be in demand in Germany under
contracts for ten years, a cash payment of
200 marks in advance being generally made
to each coolfe consenting to come. In
German New Guinea the celestias are vast
ly preferred on the plantations to all other
classes of laborers.
John Chinamans bones must go home for
final burial, no matter how poor he be or
in what part of the world he die Other
wise his spirit will not rest in peace in the
life beyond When venturing forth into
strange lands he always takes out an in
surance policy guaranteeing this consum
nation. In this country the work of re-
turning the bones Of all celestias is in
charge Of the powerful and wealthy Six
Companies, which maintains an agent in
each city Of the world having any Chinese
population. Whenever a Chinaman changes
his abode he notifies the nearest resident
agent, who keeps list of all fellow-coun-
trymen in his district. In case of death
friends or neighbors notify the agent, who
locates the temporary burial place. Three
or four years later the grave is opened and
After being thus cleaned they are wrap
ped in white cotton and placed in bag.
This bag is labeled, sealed. packed in a
box and stored in San Francisco until suf-
f1cient others have accumulated to consti-
tute shipment to Canton, where, 1t is said,
hundreds Of these boxes are always await
ing the bleached bones depend upon the
and the quality Of wood in the box contain
ing the bones depend upon the premium
paid to the company.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS,
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superstitions About Babies.

There are several queer superstitions Ia
connection with babies.
In Spain the baby's face is swept with
pine Dough to bring it good luck.
In some parts of Ireland a belt of wom-
ans hair is placed around the child to keep
harm away.
In Holland garlic salt, bread and steak
are put into the cradle of a newborn baby.
When a Grecian mother Is putting her
child into the cradle to. sleep she turns
three times round before the fire while
singing her favorite song to ward off evil
spirits.
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CANTONESE COOLIES
FOR ISTHMIAN CANAL

robe and a platform of brick covered with
q coarse mat of reeds serving as a family
bed. The smoke and heat from the fire
used in cooking-there is none for heating
purposes proper-passes through f1ues run
ming into this platform and thus partially
warns the bed.
The first large shipment of coolies to
America was made in 1855, when 1896
were landed on the Pacific coast, under
contract. In spite of what might be
gathered from the exaggerated reports,
due to excitement over the exclusion ques-
ton. few Of these celestial laborers were
ever brought to our own shores. When the
exclusion agitation was at it's height there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21
Bluing for White Hair.

Many people take It as a Joke. but it is
a fact that when the hairdressers shampoo
white hair they put bluing In the rinsing
water and blue the hair just as they would
blue sheets and pillow cases.
The bluing has the same effect on the
hair as on any white material, giving 1t a
fresh, pure white appearance.
Hair that isn't blued often becomes
staie, yellowish. unattractive shade.
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Copyright, 1906, by John Elfreth watkins1
NTO the llmelight of our drama of
n shifting events enters again the Chi
n nese coolle. so warmly welcomed to
u cur Pacific coast in the days of the
Argonauts. SO despised a generation
later as to be forbidden our shores.
The Isthmian canal commission having
been assured by the high legaf authorities
of the government that the Chinese exclu-
sion and contract labor laws do not follow
the flag into the canal zone, and having
discovered that the Jamaica negroes upon
the big ditch are, at % cents an hour, TAX
ing a week to finish a Yankee days work,
Is dickering with contractors for the de-
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buttons about an inch and quarter in
diameter set on six inches apart. This back
Is one straight piece, without seams appar-
entity. These buttons cause the part of the
coat to which they are attached to hang
over the belt. The jacket has fitted box
effect. In the front 1t is double-breasted
and there are four of the large silver but
tons, two on each side, a perfect square in
the center front, one at each corner of the
double-breasted section. The collar is of
the gray.
The three-quarter-length sleeves are quite
full, being plated in at the top with
shaped, slightly flaring puffs showing huge
silver buttons at the back.
The material Of this costume is formed
the effect in gray, but this effect can ne
produced by pure black and white so woven
as to give the gray tone. These little checks
are barred by heavier line, and four of
eral lines Of gray into blocks an inch and a
half square The lines outlining these
blocks are of pinhead width, and two or
three in number an eighth of an inch apart.
This blocking is rather bold in size, but the
subdued coloring keeps it from being too
much so.
Miss Anna Sands, who was one of the first
to adopt the Partisan fashion of stiff linen
collars and black ties with soft blouses, Is
wearing one of the new sweeping Partisan
The double-skirt effect is produced by
curling the upper skirt perhaps seven
inches shorter than 1t otherwise would be
and setting in under this a nine-inch section
of the broadcloth, cut the other way of the
goods; this in certain lights gives the effect
OF blue velvet underneath, it shades so diff
ferently from the cloth turned the other
way.
This skirt is tight about the hips and
from below line running around the fig
ure little below the hips. the fullness is
laid in underlying boxplaits. The gradual
fiaring. out Of these plaits give a most
is also trimmed with large. plain metal
buttons, In this case gold-plated. The cir
die or belt is made Of the broadcloth. is
soft folded affair closing in the front
with a buckle. The Eton coat is attached
to the belt in the center back by straps or
something of that sort and this back comes
down over the wide belt SO that a prin-
cess effect is produced. There are two inch
in-diameter gold buttons at the bottom of
the center back, perhaps four inches apart.
The sides as well as the back and front
of the coat come down over the girdle. In
Mrs Cameron's costume the Jacket was
cut up from the center back under the
arms and then slanted down in the center
front below the waist line, showing several
inches of white lingerie blouse at the sides.
Miss Sands jacket closed In the front In
double-breasted effect with four large gold
buttons The white collar WAS embroidered
or had embroidery set in as In fnlaid, in
blues and blacks. some of the blues being
very pale, on a white ground
The sleeves came In little below the ell
bow and were plated at the top. OF mod
crate size, they were plated into turned
back cuffs. the cuffs having gold buttons at
their back MARIE WELDON.
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IN FASHIONS REALM
Special Correspondence of The Star.

NEW YORK, October 20, 1906.
hats for the little season" as
the French term 1t, show wings
and plumage, rather than ostrich
tips and plumes. Among the most
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F ST., Cor. 18th
It's Unusual for Such Offers as These
Below to Be Made at This Season.
Oriental
Rugs,

we import most of our
Oriental Rugs, but we had
bargain temptation in this
particular lot thatwe thought
it well to accept. The i'm
porter was forced to close
out a balance of stock, and
we took what we wanted at
price materially under the
value of the pieces, and offer
them to you at equally adj
vantageous figures.
A complete assortment of
small pieces, including Shir-
vans, Bergamos, KAYAKS and
Carabaghs, ranging in price
from
$3.50 to $3.50.
900 Saddle Bags and
small Anatolians-some fine
antique pieces in the lot,
ranging in price from
SI.75 to $3.50.
Fine Silky Beloochistans,
In beautiful rich colorings.
Ranging in price from
$3.50 to $3.50.
Soft Colored Daghestans
and Cabistans, in the most
attractive effects, ranging in
price from
$24.OO to $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
San Francisco Market
nv Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, May 26-Fruits-
Strawberries, 4@9c; apples, s1.5o@2.50;
Mexican lines, $4 O0G5.OO; bananas, 81. 90
@2.OO; pineapples, $2.OO@35O
neutrality-suspicious. $.75@2.00; green
peas, 75c@$10O; rhubarb. 75c@$1.O0; string
beans, 3d5c; tomatoes, $1.50@2.25; pota-
toes, new, S1.00@D1 .25; Oregon, 75c@$1. 10;
cucumbers, $1.5OD2.0O; onions, Oregon,
81, ,OO@125; new, 75@S5c.
Poultry-Old rooSters, $3.009400; youngs,
s5.0O@6OO; fryers. $3.O0@4.50; hens, 81. O0@
700; brolers $2.oo@3.5O; pigeons, olds.
$1.00; young, S.25.
Beans-Iarge white. s235927O; small
white. sSOO@S.5O; lima, s4.5Oa47o; pink,
Receipts: Flour. 5Os1: wheat TO; bar
ley 41SO; corn, 420; middlings 300; wool,
Fiour-Family extras, s46S: bakers ex-
ira. s4.4OG46o; oregon and Washington.
''is Bariey-Feed. s1.171s; brewing, nominal.
Oats-Red S1S5GD1.6O; white s1.7O01. rs
HAY; Hay-Wheat. Wheat s14@1z5O; wheat and oat.
S125O916OO tame oat S2.5O@1450 barley.
nominal; alfalfa. $7@1t.OO; stock, $70ps 90
straw, 4Oa55c; bran, $s@1s5O; middlings,
$2692S0O.
Q22,50,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
RISE IN STOGIES DUE
Price Goes Up-one Advance Already
Made and Smokers Begin to
Wonder Why
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 26.-Lovers
of the long black weeds familiarly
known as stogies will in the future
have to pay more for their smoke, for
the prices are going up. AS a matter
of fact Pollack stogies, which have al
ways brought the highest price to the
manufacturer, have already advanced
to such an extent that local dealers
have been compelled to hand out but
two for five cents instead of the GUS
tomary three. Stogies which have been
selling to the retail trade for $40 per
1000 are now bringing $3.50. Those that
commanding $14.50 and SIS. The reason
for the raise is ascribed by the manu-
facturer to the scarcity of tobacco.
The price of leaf filler has gone up
from s to 16 cents per pound, while
scrap tobacco has taken gradual jump
from 6, 8 and 10 cents to as high as
90 cents per pound. South Bend de-
clares that this means one of two
things. Either the quality of stogies
must be cheapened or the price raised.
The margin of profit at three for five"
Is so small that many retailers refuse
to handle them. Unless all signs fail
the long black weeds will in a few
weeks be selling at two for five cents
and the "three for five" quotation will
be thing of the past 1t is conserva
lively estimated that 100000 stogies are
smoked in this city every year and their
smokers are not confined to the poorer
classes Many well-to-do citizens are
inveterate smokers of the weeds.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
A CHURCH CHASES SALOONS
The Little Ediflce Is on Wheels and
Rolls After Man Applying
for a License

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, May 26.-There is in
Philadelphia a lively little church
which is indulging in merry chase
after saloons of that city, much to the
discomfort of the men behind the bars
This little religious edit1ce IS on
wheels, and it has instigated one OF
the liveliest campaigns against the
selling of liquor ever waged.
This little church always has been a
mission church, going hither and
yon, wherever it seemed to be most
needed, but 1t has only recently en-
tered so actively upon the temperance
field. Whenever the pastor of this
perambulating church and his assist
ant Harry A. Machey, learn that a
man is applying for a license in new
district they wait until the application
has been filed and then, picking up
their little church, walk to within a
few feet of the spot, plant their edt-
flee and then enter protest against the
establishing of saloon. Fourteen
times-and it has been working only a
few weeks-has this church chased a
would-be saloon keeper out OF busl-
ness. Tt always has a congregation OF
more than fifty souls, and so can
rightly term itself a Thoroughbred
church, with all the rights and prlvi-
congregation almost gleefully follows
their Vagrant church and they have
grand rally meetings after every sue
cessful fight against the establishment
of a saloon.
It will not be long before other mis-
sion churches on wheels will enter this
crusade against the selling of liquor
and they will be able to put up one OF
the biggest fights ever waged against
the saloon keeper. They have the law
with them and the sheer humor of the
situation will render a Would-be saloon
keeper helpless with the judge.
The mission is a substantial looking
wooden church with a seating capacity
of $50. The pastor is a man of means
and a number of influential temper
ance advocates are backing him, so
that the money Is always Forthcoming
when he desires TO lease lot for ha
church, and he feels 1t no hardship II
the exigencies of the case make him
deem IL wise to set the wheels of his
church moving before a lease has ex-
pired. He always secures the land for
the very shortest possible time, sub
iect to renewal, and thus, while not
binding himself and his church un-
necessarily he lends an air of per-
manency to the action, which justlhes
him in telling the Judge that he does
not know how long he will remain.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Traders who
bought stocks on the rise yesterday sold
today to even up their contracts over
Sunday, and that was about all there
was to the market, which was narrow
and professional to the last degree.
The pressure on prices relaxed to some
extent after the first hour under the in
fluence of the firm tone in Pennsylvania,
which did not share in the weakness of
the general market. Prices faded away
again in the closing dealings and in
some instances ended at the lowest with
the tone easy
The bank returns showed a weakened
on speculative sentiment. The surplus
over the legal requirements was shown
to be S6,694150. This compares with a
surplus of S11, ,465 800 at this time last year
and of S29, ,692,325 two years ago.
Subscriptions fall due next Tuesday ito
the $50000000 of Pennsylvania notes, and
there are other syndicate requirements
to be met later in the week. The usual
month-end necessities are also to be met
The possibility Of a furry in the call
money market next week was therefore
kept in view.
There were quite emphatic disclaimers
of some of the rumors yesterday of a
great corporation in prospect for taking
over the coal companies from the rail-
roads in order to comply with the law.
These rumors caused buying of stocks
Yesterday. The money and exchange
markets were nominal as usual on Sat
urday.
The Imperial bank of Germany made
a strong return and the Berlin discount
rate was easier.
Total sales of bonds were $1,5600O0.
Bonds have been dull and irregular.
United States As declined ~ per cent on
call on the week.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
GIRLS TIED TO POLES
Class Rivalry at Ravenna, o., High
School Results in Serious En-
counters Among Pupils
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
RAVENNA, Ohio, May 26-Class
rivalry at the Ravenna high school over
the raising of flags led to fight last
night in which several students were
slashed with knife and today three
girl students were found tied to tele-
phone poles.
Members of the junior class met last
night at the home of w. ]. Weaver and
made a flag, but were surprised by the
seniors. who broke in and got the flag.
Fist fights ensued and when an attempt
was made to tie Leroy Baldwin with a
rope he whipped out a knife and cut
four of his assailants, it is said, before
they desisted. Frank Beatty bearing
knife wounds, appeared this morning
before Mayor Loomis and wanted to
have warrant issued for Baldwin's
arrest, but the mayor refused to inter-
fere. et
Miss Ida Reese, Miss Lucille Weaver
and Miss Bessie Brigham were found
in different parts of town today tied
fast to telephone poles. The junior flag
floated for short time over the school
today. Bitter feeling has been engen-
dered.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
BARRED FROM RENTED FLAT
Prevented From Removing Into Smart
Apartments by Arrival Of
Stork in Family
Special to The Herald.

CHICAGO, May 26.-Hard luck to be
crowded out of a leased fiat by the ar
rival of the stork to the occupants
about to move and make room for you.
but this is what happened to a bridal
pair who were to make their new home
in Highland Park. OF course, 1t is man
ifestly impossible for the happy house.
hold at which the stork is to call to
move. and in consequences 1t started
just plenty of trouble for the young
man and young woman who had just
been married and wanted to be settled
comfortably at their own fireside.
Young Mr.. Briggs and his bride were
forced to change their plan and decided
upon a honeymoon trip. They hope by
the time they get back that the tangle
viii have been unraveled far enough to
give them their fiat. The father of the
infant and the bridegroom are old coll
lege chums, but even one old college
chum is powerless to oblige another
when the stork intervenes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
Sugar and Coffee
Rv Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 2s.-sugar-Raw
&c Test, S 15-ssc; s molasses sugar i19iscl
No. s, 500; No, 0, s., ,S5; No 10. $3.50; No.
IA. s375; confectioners A. .A.45; mould A.
S495; cut loaf $3.50: crushed. $3.50; pow
dered, $40; granulated, $40; cubes, s4s5,
NEW YORK, May 26.ICoffee futures
points Sales for the day were reported
of 10000 bags, including June at $61O@
6.15; July, $62OD625; September, $625@
March, S675, and April at $s.0O@6.S5.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
Other Stocks


The following stock quotations arc fur
nshed through Fred Dorr e. Co., brokers
Bradbury building
Chicago local close, May 26, 1906
National Biscuit, common, 641s665h
preferred. 1i4d1t5.
Diamond Match, 1230124
Union Box Board, 12@14; preferred
62n63
Swift & Co, 106ikdt0e%.
Kansas City Light, 61Md61M.
American Can, Skd8M; preferred, 62d63
Carbon, 90; preferred, 119012.
Chicago Pneumatic Tool, 5S95l 5s
s361S4.
South Side Elevated, 9415697M.
New York curb, May 26, 1906
American Can, TAOS; preferred, 62m625s
American Writing Paper preferred, 26d
2s.
Interborough, 227GD22S.
Great Northern preferred, 30ld305.
Marine preferred 2Sd29.
Green Gold, 21hM3.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-27
New York Bank Statement
nv Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 26.-The statement
of the clearing house banks for this
week shows that the banks hold $6,694,
$50 over the legal reserve requirements.
This is a decrease of So, ABE, ,125 under last
Loans 81, ,O49, 800, ,8OO increase, IS, ,66S, 700
Deposits, $10,32, ,731, 800; increase $5S9S, 900.
Circulation $49,634, 800; decrease SIG, 900.
Legal tenders, 1888, 100; increase, $500
200. Specie, $1SO,9S1 900; decrease $4, AGO. 800.
Reserve, $264S77100; decrease, 81, ,960 400.
Reserve required, $25S. 1882, $50; increase, 81,
474,7 ,725; surplus, S6,694. .15O; decrease, SO,
435, ,125 Elk. United States deposits, $11,
29S, 700; decrease, S., ,662, ,925.