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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-10-24
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houses"
"Why not get married?" she smiled
THAT would solve the problem"
"I know it," he agreed 1--WE got the
very girl in mind too. l haven't asked
her yet. but mean to soon."
TT is very good idea," she said
coldly. with wife you would be
more settled down and not have to de-
pend upon restaurants"
"Oh, don't know about that" he de-
INJURED. II should want to have our
little dinner occasionally even after
am married"
81 think you have a rather poor opin-
ion of me-" she said
by our little dinners | meant my
wife's and NINE" he said explicitly.
The girl flushed. 81 beg your par
don.' she said.
Cavery yelled his amusement and
satisfaction. You see,' he added, 'I
shall have plenty of time then.
shant have to watch the gas meter SO
carefully"
MOP"
mo; there wont be so attractive a
complaint clerk at the gas company's
offiee-then." he said pointediy.
A month afterward the same two sat
at opposite sides of the same table.
you see. we are having our little
dinners, after ALL" Caverly teased
Yes: and the gas bills are only half
as big; but | am careful to do the
complaining myself, If there is any to
be done. It's a dangerous thing to let
man do" HARRY WINTHROP.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-10-24
ALLSPICE.
Rcrries of the beautiful and Frn-
grant Pfmento Tree.


The pimento, or allspice. tree is cul-
tivated In the West Indies and Jamai-
ca. This beautiful tree usually grows
to height of about thirty feet. 1t
has a straight trunk, much brA uched
above and covered with very nooth
brown bark. The leaves vary In size
and shape, but are always of dark,
shining green color. During the months
of July and August the tree Is in full
bloom, the blossoms consisting of very
fragrant small white flowers.
When a new plantation of pimento
trees Is to be formed no regular SOW
ing or planting takes place, because 1t
Is next to impossible to propagate the
young plants or to raise them from
seeds In parts of the country where
they are not found growing spontane-
ously. Usually piece of land is Sc
lected either close to plantation al
ready formed or in part of the wood
land where plmento trees are growing
In native state The chosen piece of
land Is then cleared of all wood ex-
cept these trees, and the felled timber
Is allowed to remain on the ground for
the purpose of protecting the very
young pimento plants.
At the end of two years the land Is
thoroughly cleared, and only the most
vigorous pimento trees and plants are
left standing. The plants come to ma
turity In about seven years.
In favorable seasons the pimento
crop Is enormous, a single tree often
yielding a hundred or more pounds of
the dried spice. The berries are picked
while green, because If left on the tree
until ripe they lose their pungent taste
and are valueless. The green berries
are exposed to the sun for a week or
ten days, when they lose their green
color and turn reddish brown. When
perfectly dry they are put in bags and
casks for expectation.
The odor and the taste of the pimen-
to berries are thought to resemble a
combination of those of cinnamon, nut
meg and cloves; hence the familiar
name "allSDce"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-10-24

Suitor (nervously)-Sir l ask your
daughters hand"-
Father (quizzically)-Well, you can't
have It, Do you suppose I'm going to
have one handed girl hanging around
me for the balance Of my days ?-Bohe-
mian.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
The School Bill in the Senste

"hen the Senate District committee takes
UP Tor consideration the school salaries
OH Just passed by the House il should
concentrate its attention chiefly upon two
points. first that the bill should be nassed
carrying liberal system of salaries and
automatic promotions for the teachers. and
second that IL should make no change from,
the present method In the manner OF the
appointment OF the board of education
The measure was originally designed to In
crease the efficiency OF the schools OF tha
District by enabling the board of education
TO secure and to hold the services of the
best available instructors and BIZ encopr-
aging the efficient men and women who
have enlisted in this work to continue In
the ranks and TO increase their capacitfes
The Foster amendment. adopted by the
HOUSE, as result OF a bit of Juggling
which oescured the real issue. strikes a
dow at the entire system by threatening
method OF trustee appointment diamet-
really opposed to the desires and the tudr-
ment of the citizens of the District.
The objection 10 the plan of appointment,
proposed by the House Is primarily that
there is no warrant for any change what
ever and secondarily that the Judges of
the District Supreme Court are not in a
position 10 ascertain the needs of the case
and to meet them with the best possible
selections. The District Commissioners do
not deserve the apparent vote of no con-
fieence" passed by the House In adopting
this amendment 1t is perfectly UNDER
stood by those acquainted with the case
that that vote was not taken UPON the
question OF the manner OF appointment,
but that a large majority OF the ..yeas''
came from members who wishe.. to elimf-
nate from the paragraph the requirement
that one-third OF the board should consist
OF members OF the colored race. Had that
question been separated from the major
proposition the suggestion that the court
appoint the board would probably not have
mustered corporai's guard In support.
Nothing has been offered In evidence be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
The New Cocaine Law.

With a new law and a new board Of
pharmaceutical examiners, the District
government ought to be able to make some
Roadway against the cocaine evil In this
community. During the past few years the
habit Of taking this drug has increased to
an alarming extent. Its victims are now
numbered by the thousands, and are to be
found In all walks of life, but chiefly among
the poorer classes. Certain drug stores
make their heaviest profits from the sale
of cocaine, either under its own name or
thiniy disguised as scatarrh powder" Req
ular customers are kept supplied In some
instances by means OF messengers sent from
the pharmacies in answer to telephone calls
or even In accordance with an establishes
schedule OF deliveries without orders. Co.
came peddlers risk punishment by vending
the stuff from door to door In some lo-
ealities.
This habit Is highly deleterious IN its
effect upon the nervous system I, causes
a gradual Generalization. and eventually
results In breakdown. Like all other slim.
uiative drugs. 1t has Diminishing effect
unless taken in increasing doses. Some VIC
Tins are lured into its use through is-
norance of the character OF the stun sold
under various names as cures for nasal
troubles. Before they realize their danger
they are addicted to the .tquill,a and un-
less they are OF exceptional moral strength
they cannot shake or the habit The ef-
feet 10 similar In the main TO that Of all
other artificial stinfulants. the application
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
Labor and the Lords.

4 conflict between the labor members of
parliament and the house of lords was pre-
dicted as one of the certain results of a
coalition between the liberals and the work
ingmen's party in the last British cam
paign. That confiict-has now come to pass
and its results may. be far reaching. The
lower house recently passed a bill pro-
posed by Keir Hardy, one of the iaborite
leaders. proposing to amend the aliens act
by providing that during the course of any
labor dispute no foreigners be permitted
TO enter the country to take the place of
the strikers The government took no pos
ition on the bill, but permitted 1t to go upon
It's passage unopposed or undefended. 1t
was passed by a considerable margin and
went UP to the lords, where 1t has Just
been rejected by vote of 80 to "a. Now
the laborte members of the commons are
boiling with indignation and at yesterdays
session the ancient cry of abolish the
lords was raised and 1t is significant to
note. it was enthusiastically cheered by the
liberal members. Already there are sug-
gestions that the laborite members of par
lament may make IL a condition of their
continued alliance with the liberals that
the ministry so frame its program as to
precipitate campaign for the abolition of
the upper chamber of parliament. An an
peal to the country upon this issue would
be an interesting consequence of the AL
Hance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18

tore Congress 70 demonstrate that the
present method o. apposntmenf = inslleo-
tive or unpopular. Public confidence In the
ability Of the Commissioners to Ascsrfain
the wishes Of the community and to select
the best men and women available for this
service has not been shaken. The action
OF the House. 30 far n II directly touched
iEpon this question vas Erafuitous arront
to the Judgment of the District citizens.
and II is well understood today that those
members of the House who are concerned
for the welfare Of the schools anxiousiy
look to the Senate to correct the mistake
which was made on Tuesday.
Good results in the selection OF body
OF citizens to serve in supervisory ca
pacity, as in the control OF the school sys-
tenn. cannot possibly flow from scatter
Ing of responsibility. With six judges
charged with the appointment of the nine
members of the board of education the re-
suits are almost certain to be unsatisfac-
tory. If these judges give their time and
bend their efforts to obtain the best COM
bination possible they cannot meet the
popular desires as surely as though the
selections were vested in the three Com
missioners. It Is unavoidable that with
many candidates In the field for the original
appointments slates viii be formed and
broken and reformed and broken again and
that the final outcome will be compro-
mise. with the inevitable consequence OF all
compromises OF pleasing a minority.
Primarily because there Is no occasion for
any change at all. and secondarily because
the change proposed by the House is the
worst conceivable, the bill must be re-
stored to its original form If the Senate de-
sires that the public schools OF the District
shall continue in their growth and increase
In usefulness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18

cAusing pieAsura6Je nen1at1on tor = fimA
with ssnss Of indi1ersace % sarroune1ngs
or events and total lack Of respensablllty.
In certain stnGen OF ths hah1t = 'ooaro
drunk" II In so1ne respects worse tAAn thai
produced by liunorA
For several yearB the suthofitiee haEs
been trying to obtain moro stringent resu-
iations covering this evil. Nov they havs
succeeded In securing the enactznAnt 81
law which gives them the power to punish
any druggist who sells cooaine or any com
modify containing more than Spec1ned
percentage Of the drug. save upon th0 orig
inal prescription OF practictng physician.
dentist or veterinary surgeon The law ID
not as drastic as It might be. but It At
fords chance for a beginning. The vto-
iator OF the statute may be hned 500 or
Imprisoned for six months, or both. at the
discretion OF the court. There II no pro-
vision for q loss OF license to practice phar-
macy In the case of conviction. It may
be found necessary. upon testing the law,
to extend its provisions to drive out OF
business any persistent offender In this re-
spect. An effective supplement would be q
law prohibiting under heavy penalty the
manufacture in or importation into theDis-
trict Of any commodity purporting to be
cure" containing a harmful percentage OF
cocaine.
If the new law does not work the neces-
sary reform In the way OF reducing the Co
caine evil. It must be strengthened by fur
Their legislation The trafac must be
checked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
Chifdren's
New Shoes.

~ 0 make good shoes for chill
: 4 dren requires the services
W. of those who give the sub
jeet special attention.
Our Children's Shoes are made
with this idea and embody natural
shape, perfect fit, durable feathers,
sound construction and effective
styles.
Below are several items that we
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also Patent Colt
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Infants' White Canvas Button Shoes. SI M
Misses and Children's
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Barefoot Sandals, for infants. children. misses
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fair.
Third floor. Tenth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
Parker and Bryan.

The Providence OR. - Journal is a little
severe on Judge Parker:
But Mr.. Rryan's intentions are Of gem
uine concern to the American people, he Is
by no means an extinct volc 1no. ike one
democratic candidate of 1904. Nobody thinks
of asking whether Judge Parker would or
would not like to run again.
But people are beginning to ask about the
platform upon which Mr.. Bryan might hope
for the support of Judge Parker and his
friends. It was no easy matter to please
Mr. Bryan at st. Louis in 1904 on this score.
Judge Parker was not his preference for the
nomination. but he was willing to accept
him as the candidate in return for certain
concessions as to the platform. The most
important of these he finally obtained 81
lence on the money issue was decreed. al
though Judge Parker put himself on record
In a telegram: and having saved the silver
issue from open reputation by the conven-
ton Mr.. Bryan took the stump and spoke
for the ticket. Now what will Judge Parker
and his friends demand of Mr.. Bryan in
1908?
1t is true that In 1896 and 1900 Judge Par
ker made no demand. He supported Mr..
Bryan. with all the latters silver imperfec-
lions on his head. Although judge and
removed from political life. he still would
De regular as party man. He did not
favor free coinage of silver. His environ
ment and associations prevented that. But
Mr.. Bryan was carrying the party's stand
ard. and as Judge Parker had always been
democrat he felt in duty bound to vote the
ticket. Without this record he himself
would have been impossible as the candi-
date in 1904
1t may be suggested that he might waive
the point again. and simply for regularitys
sake support Mr.. Bryan on a Bryanite
platform. He might. But would he? After
Mr.. Bryan's performance at st. Louis, would
not Judge Parker be justified in insisting
on platform somewhat to his liking?
Neither IN 1896 nor in 1900 was Judge
Parker in line for shaping party plat
form. Next time he will be. He Is definite
ly In politics now. and nothing is more
likely than that he will be delegate to
the next democratic national convention,
probably at tine head of the New York con-
tingent
Judge Parker presidential quantity
may be IAN extinct volcano" but there
may be a few rumbings left In him to
warn the Bryanites that. popular their
hero still remains he must consider the
east in his next appeal to the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
Parliamentary Manners.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
The personal incident into which the dis
cussion or the rate bill has SO degenerated
as to divert most minds from the public to
the personal issue, has put a strain upon
the manners of statesmen to which some of
them have succumbed. The cony arsion OF
difference OF recollection into an Issue of
veracity was undoubtedly the work of the
President telephone intimation to the
Senate chamber that the Presidents MEM
ory failed to confirm the version of inter-
course with him given by two senators and
one ex-senator would not have frightened
any inmate of the apartment from his par
Eamentary propriety- But charge OF de
liberate and unqualified falsehood'' raises
the personal issue at once. the more as some
may suspect that Senator Lodge took the
liberty of toning down the substantive be-
fore repeating it to the listening Senate, and
that 'fafsehood was not the exact word
which came kissing hot from the preslden-
tial lips Even as reported, 1t was calculated
to put a tension on tina senatorial temper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
The Russian Crisis.

They are making history at a rapid rate
in Russia these days. The situation is with
out precedent. No man can tell from week
to week what may develop. A parliament
is sitting and has just sent to the throne an
address which Is no less than a revolution
airy declaration. It's demands are politely
expressed but they are none the less urgent.
They preeipitate an issue between crown
and people which cannot easily be avoided
or compromised. The car must eth er Yield
somewhat from the ancient order of adj
ministration. even as he has already yielded
In the assemblage Of the douma, or he must
stand stif1y by the bureaucracy and deny
the demands of the parliament If he does
the former he invites future aggressfons
upon his autocratic power. II he does the
latter he invites reprisals by the radicals
and revolutionary outbreaks by the work
ingmen and the middle classes
Russia is indeed in a molten state today.
What shape it will assume when the hard
ening process comes no man may foretell,
save according to the law Of nations that
revolutions always advance There is a
wide difference between the Russia OF May,
1906 and the Russia of May, 1900, or even
1904 A year ago the seeds of change were
already sown in the thorough dernonstra-
ton of Russian weakness in the far east
and the virtual certainty of defeat at the
hands Of the Japanese. The actual process
of revolutionary conflict between the old
and the new orders Is but a matter of six
or eight months.
A few weeks ago the bureaucrats at ST.
Petersburg were talking airly OF dissolying
the douma whenever it became trouble
some. On the very eve of Its assem-
blage the new premier, speaking through
an intermediary, said that the parliament
need fear no dissolution unless 1t desired to
precipitate conflict with the crown, this
assurance serving sufficiently as a threat
But despite the threat the douma has pre-
cipitated the conflict which the bureaucrats
short time ago pretended to regard as
improbable. The members have. advanced
boldly to the front and have laid before the
car paper which becomes of the highest
historic Importance ranking With the
American Declaration of independence and
the British magma charta in its far-reaehing
possibilities and Its defiance of entrenched
autocracy.
The cars state becomes more pitiable
than ever. A strong man, independent OF
his palace advisers and the cliques that
constitute the bureaucratic class might
meet the case with original force. defying
the douma yielding to 1t without losing
prestige. AS the case stands. no observer
of Russian developments from a distance
will accredt Nicholas with an Individual
will in the premises. Whatever he does
will be ascribed to fear of either radical or
conservative reaction. Russia needs more
than ever the throne man of strength
of will and frmness Of purpose and clear
ness of vision. to see distinctly the path
which leads to peace and prosperity. The
danger is that laundering counsels and lack
of personal force may guide him into the
WAYS of disruption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
Women's Muslin
Undergarments.

N1NTl r direct special atten-
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WV merated below. The
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better than ever The garments are
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highest.
Gewns-cambric muslin and nafnsook. We hph
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25c., soc, 75c. and $I.oo a pair.
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soc, 75c., ST 90 and $I.2s.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
Infants Dainty
Summer Dresses.

~ HOWING a delightful as
w sortment Of dainty little
eral wear, both imported
and American made.
We call attention to the collec-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
The Serenade.

No more the youth with light guitar
Awaits the evening shade
To tune beneath the twinkling star
A tender serenade.
No more beneath her easement there
Out in the moonlights glow.
OF eyes so bright and golden hair
He sings full sweet and low
The old guitar is laid aside
The easements closed for keeps.
And Cupid, humbied in his bride,
Out in the starlight weeps
The youth walks in-the girl would laugh
Should he all bashful wait
They listen to the phonograph
And say: Gee! Amt that great,''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
Hats Off to Woman,

Fron the Baltimore American.
The fact that a girl guided the biggest
sailing vessel that ever was on the Atlantic
is subject of much admitting comment,
and yet what big event in the worlds his
tory has happened without in some way
feeling the guiding touch OF a woman's
hand?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18
Girls White Dresses.

ST71 showing superb collection OF White Dresses for
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We mention attractive styles these practical and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-18

The Brooklyn On. " municipal tunnel has
oeen squeezed by the pressure of the earth
above 1t. and delay of three years in COM
pIetion is likely. The tube is not nearly
as fiat as the public purse will be before
the contractors get through the Job.